Cnidarian Terms Flashcards
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Asexual
Reproduction with only one parent.
Budding
Asexual reproduction but the copy buds off.
Coelenterate
Hollow bodied, sac-like bodies.
Cnidarian
A aquatic Phylum- tentacles, stinging Cells.
Coral
Limestone skeleton.
Gastrovascular Cavity
Stomach, hollow cavity.
Hydra
Fresh water, mouth and tentacles up.
Jelly Fish
Mouth and tentacles facing down, fresh and salt water.
Medusa
Mouth and tentacles facing down.
Nematocysts
Harpoon stinging Cells, with venom; needle-like.
Polyp
attached, with mouth and tentacles facing up.
Portuguese Man-O-War
Gas bag head to float with long tentacles, 100 ft.
Sea Anemone
Polyp saltwater form.
Sessile
Doesn’t move, attached to surface.
Sexual
Two parents.
Tentacles
Long, flexible appendages, captures food.
Tissue
Group of cells that do the same job in the organism.