Untitled Deck Flashcards
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Gastrovascular cavity
where food is digested and waste is removed
Cnidocyte
special cells on tentacles
nematocyst
a tine cell on tentacles that is used to catch prey
polyp
stationary with mouth facing upward
medusa
stationary with mouse facing downwards
exoskeleton
skeleton on the outside of the
hydrostatic skeleton
water provides some strength and structure
mesoderm
a middle layer of cell
cilia
short protein projections on a cell
flame cells
remove water
cephalizaiton
having a head with a brain or sense organs at the front of the body
internal fertilization
when sperm joins with the egg inside the body of the female
hermaphrodites
having both sex organs
coelom
a body cavity surround by mesoderm cells
pseudo
apperar/look like something but is not a real one
pseudocoelom
space between the endoderm and part of mesoderm
extracellular digestion
digestion outside of cells because enzymes are released outside of cells
excretory pores
remove water
bud
a small new growth on a plant or animal that will grow into a new individual
fragment
a piece broken off an organism that will grow into a new one
filter feeders
animals that get food by filtering tiny particles from water
osculum
the hole at the top of a sponge where water flows out
ostia
the body pore