Chapter 33: Invertebrates Pt.1 Flashcards
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Animals that lack a backbone, account for over 95% of known animal species
Invertebrates
Occupy almost every habitat on Earth
Invertebrates
Invertebrates are ____________ diverse, including species that microscopic and those that are 18 m long
Morphologically
Sponges; are sessile, filter feeders that lack true tissues
Porifera
Radially symmetrical
Cnidaria and Ctenophora
Diploblastic animals with a gastrovascular cavity
Cnidarians
Corrals, jellies, and hydras belong to this phylum
Cnidaria
Includes flatworms with a simple NS and saclike gut
Acoela
Composed of a bilateral of a few thousand cells
Trichoplax adhaerens
Trichoplax adhaerens
Only placozoan species
Comb jellies
Ctenophora
Diploblastic, radially symmetrical animals
Ctenophora and Cnidaria
Have 8 “combs” of cilia that propel them through the water
Ctenophora
Compose much of the ocean’s plankton
Comb jellies
Includes phyla with diverse body plans such as flatworms, molluscs, and segmented worms
Lophotrochozoa
Flatworms that have bilateral symmetry and a CNS
Platyhelminthes
Do not have a body cavity or circulatory organs
Platyhelminthes
Tapeworms, planarians, and flukes
Platyhelminthes
What are the two former phyla of Syndermata
Rotifers and Acanthocephalans
Are microscopic and have complex organ systems
Rotifers
Highly modified parasites of vertebrates
Acanthocephalans
Bryozoans; live as sessile colonies covered by a tough exoskeleton
Ectoprocta
Lamp shells; superficially resemble clams and other molluscs
Brachiopoda
Most have unique stalk anchoring them to the substrate
Brachiopoda