Section 21.3- Coelenterates: Hollow-Intestined Invertebrates

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consists of jelly-fish, sea anemones, corals, and hydras

hollow-intestined invertebrates

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Coelenterates

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stinging cells possessed by Coelenterates

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cnidocytes

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have a saclike body with a central digestive cavity that has a single opening, or mouth, through which food enters and wastes are expelled

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Coelenterates

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extend from the body and surround the mouth

used for capturing prey

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tentacles

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organelle contained in each cnidocyte which delivers the sting

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nematocyst

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the most characteristic structural features of coelenterates

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tentacles and stinging cells

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the body of coelenterate is made up of two layers:

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ectoderm (outer layer)
endoderm (inner layer)

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between the two layers of coelenterate is a jellylike middle layer composed of protein fibrils and sugars

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mesoglea

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two body forms of a coelenterate

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polyp
medusa

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a cylindrical body type that is sessile and has its mouth facing upward

reproduces asexually

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polyp

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a free-swimming, umbrella shaped body type that has its mouth facing downward

reproduces sexually

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medusa

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a small freshwater coelenterate of the polyp form

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hydra

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a free-swimming coelenterate with a medusa type of body structure

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adult jellyfish

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jellyfish in N. America that may occasionally measure more than 6 feet in diameter

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lion’s mane jellyfish

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Jelly fish undergo ____________________________
when they reproduce

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alternation of generations

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means using sexual and asexual methods alternatively to reproduce

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alternation of generations

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fertilized egg

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zygote

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zygote develops into a

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larva

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beautiful flowers of the ocean named after the daisylike flower

have a polyp type body

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seas anemones

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a colonial coelenterate

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coral

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because millions of corals live together in colonies, limestone cups eventually form vast limestone structures called

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coral reefs

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corals grow in

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warm,shallow waters

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noted for its numerous coral reefs

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Coral Sea

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the world’s largest coral reef

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Great Barrier Reef

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make up the order Porifera

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sponges

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the only multicellular animals that do not have at least a rudimentary nervous system m

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sponges

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a hollow, saclike animal with a large opening opposite its base

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sponge

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the body opening, or mouth, of a sponge is called the

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osculum

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opening through which water leaves a sponge (porifera) is called the

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excurrent pore

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water enters the sponge through _________________ located in the sides of the sponge

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ostia (incurrent pores)

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the outer layer of cells of a sponge which provide it with its outer covering

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epidermal cells

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the inner layer of cells which line the sponge's body cavity

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collar cells

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fills the space between the collar cells and the pore cells

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mesoglea

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the crystalline support structures of the sponge

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spicules

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sponges obtain the nutrient materials they need from the

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water

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sponges may reproduce

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asexually or sexually

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one way that sponges reproduce asexually is by

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budding