Exam 2 Study Guide (Revised) Flashcards
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what is the cell type that secretes skeletal elements of the sponge?
amoeboid; called sclerocyte
which class of platyhelminthes is not parasitic?
turbellaria
parthenogenesis is the laying of ____ eggs
unfertilized
what kind of cells are located between the outer epidermis and digestive tract?
parenchymal cells
sponges from the class Homoscleromorpha have:
a true basement membrane
adherens cell junctions
a pinacoderm which is true tissue layer
all of the above
all of the above
all of the following are characteristic members of the phylum Porifera except which?
asymmetrical
three main cell types
central cavity, or a series of branching chambers, through which water circulates during filter feeding
diploblastic tissue organization
diploblastic tissue organization
all of the following are characteristic of members of the phylum Cnidaria except which?
radial or modified biradial symmetry
gelatinous mesoglea located between epidermal and gastrodermal tissue layers
triploblastic tissue
cnidocytes used in defense, feeding, and attachment
triploblastic tissue
the largest and most prominent stage in the life cycle of most members of the class Scyphozoa is the
medusa
planula
polyp
ephyra
medusa
the hydranth (gastrozoid) is the reproductive polyp in the Obelia life cycle
True or False
false
some anthozoans live in a mutualistic relationship with protists called zooxanthellae and are largely responsible for the formation of coral reefs
true or false
true
cnidocytes produce nematocysts that are discharged on stimulation of a cnidocil. cnidocytes are produced only in members of the phylum Cnidaria.
true or false
true
in most Porifera, the zygote develops into planktonic larva
true or false
false
Cells are never present in the mesoglea of cnidarians.
a.) True
b.) False
b.) False
In an ascon sponge, choanocytes _________________________.
a.) line radial canals that branch off the spongocoel
b.) line the spongocoel directly
c.) are found in flagellated chambers
d.) line incurrent canals
b.) line the spongocoel directly
Which of the following cell types is involved with creating water currents during filter feeding of a sponge?
a.) pinacocytes
b.) choanocytes
c.) porocytes
d.) archaeocytes
b.) choanocytes
The leucon body form is seen in the Class ____________________.
a.) Demospongiae
b.) Calcarea
c.) Hexactinellida
d.) all of the above
e.) none of the above
d.) all of the above
Gemmules are resistant capsules filled with pinacocyte cells.
a.) True
b.) False
b.) False
The soft corals have ____________ pinnate tentacles.
a.) 6
b.) 2
c.) 8
d.) 4
c.) 8
Acoelomates lack a body cavity because the
__________ cells completely fill the area
between the outer epidermis and digestive
tract
parenchymal
Cell types of Phylum Porifera
- Choanocytes
- Archaeocytes
- Pinacocytes
The sessile, tubular form of a cnidarian with a mouth and tentacles at one end and a basal disk at the other
Polyp
Cnidarian; colonial animal composed of different polyps that function together as a single organism; e.g. Obelia and Physalia
hydroid
A cnidarian body plan characterized by a bowl shape and adapted for a free-swimming life.
Medusa
Digestive chamber with a single opening, in which cnidarians, flatworms, and echinoderms digest food
gastrovascular cavity