Chapter 28 - Invertebrates Flashcards
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Invertebrates lack what?
Spine and Cranium
What are the 8 Phyla of Intertebrates?
- Porifera
- Platyhelminthes
- Mollusca
- Annelida
- Nematoda
- Arthropoda
- Echinodermata
What animals are in the Porifera phylum?
Sponges
True or False: Porifera (sponges) do not have “true” tissue (i.e. no gastrulation and they’re not diplo/triploblastic)
True
How do Porifera move?
As larvae, they can swim but eventually, they settle on a substrate and then grow into an adult (they’re not motile)
How do Porifera eat and breathe?
They’re filter-feeders
What is the Body Plan of Porifera?
Asymmetrical
What is the large, internal cavity of a sponge (porifera)?
Spongocoel
Water flows into the Spongocoel through what?
Ostia (pores)
What is Osculum?
A large opening at the top of the sponge where water is expelled
Sponges (Porifera) lack which systems?
- Digestive
- Nervous
- Respiratory
- Circulatory
How is food digested in Porifera (sponges)?
Intracellularly; they are absorbed by cells inside the spongocoel
How does Gas Exchange, Circulation, and Waste Excretion process in Porifera (sponges)?
Diffusion
How do the contraction and choanocyte cells communicate?
Intercellularly
How do Porifera (sponges) reproduce?
Both sexually and asexually
What animals make up the Cnidaria phylum?
Jellyfish and Anemones
What is the body plan of Cnidarians?
Radial or Bilateral
What type of tissues do Cnidarians have?
Diploblastic
True or False: Cnidarians are protostomes
False: Cnidarians are neither protostomes or deuterostomes
What kind of digestive system do Cnidarians have?
Incomplete
What does it mean for an animal to have an Incomplete Digestive System?
The animal is not a protostome or deuterostome; food and waste enters/leaves through the same opening
What is a defining characteristic of Cnidarians?
Cnidocyte
What are Cnidocytes?
Stinging cells
What are Nematocysts?
Stinging Organelles