Test 2 Flashcards
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hypothesis where dividing protozoa remained together
colonial hypothesis
hypothesis where plasma membranes formed in large, multinucleate protozoa
syncytial hypothesis
thin, flat cells that line the outer surface of sponges
pinacocytes
regulate water circulation
porocytes
jelly like layer below pinacocytes; specialized for reproduction secreting skeletal elements transporting and storing food, and forming contractile rings around openings in sponge wall
mesohyl
collar cells that lie below the mesohyl and line the inner chamber; create water currents and filter food particles from the water
choanocytes
needle like, made of calcium carbonate or silica
spicules
fibrous protein made of collagen
spongin
transport food to other cells
mesenchyme cells
produce both sperm and egg
monoecious
capsules of amoeboid cells that resist freezing and drying
gemmules
blind cavity with a single opening (mouth); used for digestion, exchange of gases and metabolic wastes, and discharge of gametes (through mouth)
gastrovascular cavity
tissue level of organization where epidermis and gastrodermis separated by jellylike mesoglea
diploblastic
specialized cells used in defense, feeding, and attachment
cnidocytes
discharge tubes armed with spines and toxin; some cnidocytes contain these
nemotocysts
mostly asexual, sessile; cylindrical, with mouth surrounded by tentacles
polyp
dioecious (separate sexes), free-swimming; bell shaped, with mouth and tentacles facing downward
medusa
water filled gastrovascular cavity serves as contractile cells that work against water in the cavity to give the body shape
hydrostatic skeleton
small sac surrounding a calcium carbonate statolith to detect tilting
statocyst
separate males and females
dioecious
ciliated free swimming larva that attached to a substrate and develops into a polyp
planula
mostly acellular, epidermal or gastrodermal cells are found here in other classes
mesoglea
invagination of body wall that leads to gastrovascular cavity
pharynx
membranes that bear cnidocytes and gonads and divide the cavity into sections
mesenteries