Chapter 33: Invertebrates Flashcards
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What is the most basal taxon of the following options; Porifera, cnidaria, lophotrochozoa, ecdysozoa, deuterostomia
porifera
What are metazoans?
all animals
What are parazoans?
animals w/o true tissue
What are enmetazoans?
animals w/ true tissue
Do Porifera have true tissue?
no
Are Porifera asymmetric?
yes
Porifera have ______ larvae and _______ adults
swimming, sessile
Suspension feeders
capture food particles suspended in the water that passes through their body
How do Porifera reproduce?
asexually and sexually
Spongocoel
central cavity
Ostia
small pores in which water flows in
osculum
large opening where water flows out
choanocytes
collar cells that engulf food particles via phagocytosis
ambeocytes
cells that transport nutrients, produces materials, of become any types of cell as needed
what types of materials are produced by ambeocytes?
spicules
some sponges have more than one oscula. T or F?
T
what are the three types of asexual reproduction do porifera use?
fragmentation, budding, and gemmules
fragmentation
a fragment of the parent breaks off and forms a new sponge
budding
a new organism develops from an outgrowth due to cell division at one particular site
gemmules
a mass of cells or “pod” that can develop into a new individual
What are the two types of sexual reproduction that Porifera use?
hermaphroditism and sequential hermaphroditism
sequential hermaphroditism?
first as one sex then as the other
What is the symmetry of cnidaria?
radial
Cnidaria are ____blast
diplo