Chapter 33 Flashcards
(45 cards)
Invertebrates
Animals lacking a backbone
Invertebrates account for more than _____ of know animal species
95%
Example of Porifera
Sponge
Example of Acoela
flatworms
Example of Ctenophora
Comb Jelly
Example of Cnidaria
Jelly
Example of Placozoa
Placozoan
Animals in the phylum Porifera are known informally as ________
sponges
Filter feeders
animals that capture their food particles that are suspended in the water that pass through their body
T/F: Sponges lack true tissues and organs
True
Cnidarians have diversified into a wide range of both ______ and ______ forms including jellies, corals, and hydras
Sessile; motile
The gastrovascular cavity
the main part in the basic body plan of a cnidarian; a sac with a central digestive compartment
T/F: Cnidarians have two holes: a mouth and an anus
False; they have one hole that functions as both
Two variations of the Cnidarian body plan
A polyp or medusa
Polyp
sessile; adheres to the substrate by the aboral end of its body
Medusa
has a bell-shaped body with its mouth on the underside
The clade Bilateral contains ___________, __________, and ____________
Lophotrochozoa; Ecdysozoa; Deuterostomia
Flatworm phylum
Platyhelminthes
Planarians
the best-known flatworms
Planarians live in __________ and prey on ____________
fresh water; smaller animals
T/F: Planarians have eyes
False; they have light-sensitive eyespots
Hermaphrodites
organisms that can reproduce sexually, or asexually through fission
Mulluscs’ phylum and what it includes
Mollusca; snails, slugs, oysters, clams, octopuses, and squids
The three main parts of all molluscs’ body plan
1) Muscular foot
2) Visceral mass
3) Mantle