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animal kingdom
sponges to worms
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Science
7th Grade
01/17/2009

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Term
2 main  divisions of animal kingdom
Definition

vertebrates-with backbones

invertebrates-without backbones

Term
what phylum do sponges belong to
Definition
porifera
Term
what are the characteristics of sponges
Definition

pores

central cavity

2 layers

one opening for food/waste

asexual/sexual reproduction

live in fresh/salt water

Term
what types of asexual reproduction do sponges have
Definition
budding/regeneration
Term
what type of sexual reproduction do sponges have
Definition
they have eggs and sperm but cannot fertilize themselves-sperm swims to another sponge and fertilizes its eggs
Term
what is meant by hermaphrodite
Definition
2 sexual structure in one body
Term
what is meant by the term sessile
Definition
non-moving/attached
Term
what are the 2 body forms of a coelenterate
Definition
polyp-vase shape/medusa-bowl shape
Term
what organisms belong to the phylum coelenterates
Definition
jellyfish/coral/sea anemone/hydra
Term
what type of reproduction do coelenterates have
Definition
sexual and asexual
Term
how do coral form their shell
Definition
the shell is the excreted waste containing minerals from the surrounding water
Term
what are the stinging cells in coelenterates called tentacles called
Definition
nematocysts containing cnidoblasts
Term
what are the tentacles used for
Definition
gathering food and stunning the organism they are going to feed on
Term
what are the 3 phylum of worms
Definition
flatworms/roundworms/segmented
Term
what is a planaria
Definition
a non-parasitic,free swimming flatworm
Term
what is the eyespot used for in a planaria
Definition
to find darkness for protection from predators-it is photosensitve
Term
does the planaria have a digestive tract
Definition
yes,it has a pharynx which sucks up food from the bottom of the pond.
Term
where is the pharynx found
Definition
on the underside of the planaria
Term
what type of reproduction does planaria have
Definition

it is hermaphroditic

sexual

asexual-fission

Term
what is a fluke
Definition
a parasitic worm which attacks the liver-blood cells
Term
what is  a tapeworm
Definition
a parasitic worm which attacks the intestine
Term
describe a tapeworm
Definition
a head with hooks and suckers and a long ribbon-like tail
Term
what is a roundworm
Definition

it is long,thin and pointed at both ends

it is parasitic

Term
name several roundworms
Definition
hookworm,pinworm,trichina worm,ascaris and elephantiasis
Term
what are several segmented worms
Definition
earthworms,marine worms,leeches
Term
what are the characteristics of segmented worms
Definition

segments

mouth and anus

3layers

hermaphroditic

 

Term
name the parts of an earthworms digestive tract
Definition
mouth,pharynx,esophagus,crop,gizzard,intestine,anus
Term
what is the esophagus
Definition
food tube connects mouth to crop
Term
what does the crop do
Definition
stores food
Term
what does the gizzard do
Definition
grinds food
Term
what does the intestine do
Definition
absorbs food
Term
what is the prostomium on an earthworm do
Definition
it is the lip which covers the mouth and pushes dirt into the mouth
Term
what type of circulatory system do earthworms have
Definition
closed-flows through a series of tubes in a circular pattern
Term
does the earthworm have a brain
Definition
a simple "brain" and 1 nerve cord with branches that run to segments
Term
what type of reproduction does the earthworm have
Definition

they are hermaphrodites

there is an exchange of sperm between 2 worms

mucus picks up egg/sperm and fertiliztion occurs

Term
what type of fertilization occurs
Definition
external-zygote dropped into soil protected by mucus.
Term
what is the clitellum
Definition
it is the band across the anterior end of the worm used to secret mucus
Term
what are the nephridia
Definition
they remove liquid waste form the earthworm
Term
what is the anterior of an animal
Definition
the head region
Term
what is the posterior of an animal
Definition
the tail or rear end
Term
what is the dorsal surface of an animal
Definition
the top or darker area
Term
what is the ventral surface of an animal
Definition
the belly side or lighter area
Term
what do we mean by a cross section cut
Definition
a cut made from left to right on an animal to be dissected
Term
what do we mean by a longitudional cut
Definition
a cut made from the anterior end to the posterior end during dissection
Term
hoe does an earthworm breathe
Definition
through its moist skin
Term
3 layers of tissues in worms
Definition
endoderm/mesoderm/ectoderm
Term
collection of nerve cells
Definition
ganglia
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