Phylum Flashcards
(7 cards)
1
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Describe Porifera
A
sea sponges
2
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Describe Cnidaria
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jelly fish, anemones, corals. Two cell layers, blind gut for ingestion. Have tentacles with stinging cells.
3
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Describe annelid, nematode, and platyhelminth
A
Annelid: segmented worms
Nematode: unsegment worms
Platyhelminth: flat worms
4
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Echinoderm
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star fish, sea urchin, sea cucumber. ‘spiny skinned animals’ symmetry, internal calcareous skeletons.
5
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Molluscs
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gastropods—snails and slugs nematodes-octopus and squids bivalves and chitons.
They have calcium carbonate shells or muscular foot
6
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Arthropods
A
animals with exoskeletons, include segmented invertebrates, joint limbs
7
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Chordata
A
animals that have a nortochord.
