Unit 2: Invertebrate Consumers Flashcards
asymmetry
Asymmetry: No pattern or symmetry.
Sponges
Radial symmetry
Radial symmetry: circular and equal halves.
Starfish
Bilateral symmetry
Bilateral symmetry: a vertical plane running from head to tail; animals, either aquatic or terrestrial, that have a high level of mobility.
crawfish
Acoelomate
no coelom
Pseudocoelomate
a false coelom
Eucoelomate
true coelom
The body plan which exhibits a false coelom
Pseudocoelomate
A form of symmetry wherein identical parts are arranged in a circular fashion around a central axis
Radial Symmetry
Describes Platyhelminthes
parasitive worms that live, feed off living hosts and are only found in areas with poor sanitation
Possible routes of transmission for parasatic worms
- Using contaminated water irrigation.
- Sexual activity
- Walking barefoot
Classe of Platyhelminthes almost always uses a mollusk as its primary host
trematodes
Structure of Rotifers is responsible for moving food toward the mouth by generating a current
corona
What isn’t a characteristic of all members of the Phylum Mollusca
A calcium carbonate shell
A mantle and mantle cavity are present in
Phylum Echinodermata
Structure in Annelids characterizes them as the most advanced worms
The coelom