Chapter 33 Flashcards
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The major group of parazoans is phylum ____ the sponges
Porifera
Adult sponges are ____ they are anchored to a surface for their entire lives
sessile
lacking head or appendages, mouth or anus, and the organized internal structure characteristic to all other animals
sponges
A unique feature of sponge cells is their ability to ____
differentiate and dedifferentiate from one type to another
Facing the internal cavity of sponges are cells called ____
choanocytes
The large sponge openings are known as an ____through which water is expelled
osculum
Between the outer and inner layer of cells sponges consist mainly of a gelatinous, protein-rich matrix called the ___
mesohyl
Sponge needles made of calcium carbonate or silica
spicules
Some sponge cells secrete fibers of a tough protein called ____
spongin
What are the three classes of sponges
Hexactinellida, Demospongiae, and Calcarea
The embryonic endoderm eventually forms the
digestive tissue/gastrodermis
The embryonic mesoderm eventually forms the
muscles
All Cnidarians are ___
carnivores
Diploblastic
Radially symmetrical
no organs
no brains
Cnidarians
Cylindrical Cnidarian
MOuth surrounded y tentacle at the end of the cylinder opposite where it is attached
Polyp
Discoidal or umbrella shaped Cnidarian
mouth surrounded by tentacles on one side
most live in free water
Medusa
The cnidarian body plan contains what three layers
Epidermis (tissue)
Mesoglea
Gastrodermis (tissue)
The hydrostatic skeleton of Cnidarians provides a ___ and give the animal ____
rigid structure against which muscles can operate
shape
In addition to the hydrostatic skeleton of all polyps some build an exoskeleton composed of ___ or ____
chitin
calcium carbonate
microscopic stinging capsules
nematocysts
What are the five classes of Cnidarians
Anthozoa
Hydrozoa
Scyphozoa
Cubozoa
Largest class of Cnidaria
Consists of solitary and colonial polyps
Include sea anemones and stony corals
Class Anthozoa
Phylum Cnidarian
Medusae of this class include the box jellyfish
Some have image forming eyes
Sting of some is fatal to humans
Class Cubozoa
Phylum Cnidaria
Most have a medusa and polyp form Polyp stage of most is colonial Includes the Portuguese Man of War Includes the Hydra The only class with freshwater members
Class Hydrozoa
Phylum Cnidaria