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Chapter 26 and 27
Sponges and Cnidarians; Worms and Mollusks
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Biology
9th Grade
01/27/2010

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Phylum Porifera-
Definition
sponges
Term
sponge body plan-
Definition
asymmetrical
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movement of water through a sponge provides-
Definition
filter feeding, respiration, circulation, and excretion
Term
Choanocytes-
Definition
use flagella to draw water through the incurrent pores
Term
Osculum-
Definition
excurrent pore (larger opening at the top of the sponge)
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Spicules-
Definition
thorn-like structures in hard sponges (support structure)
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Archaeoctes-
Definition
produce spicules, complete the digestive process, and transport materials
Term
Reproduction for sponges-
Definition
sexual (internal fertilization, hermaphroditic, zygote produces a larva which travels with the currents and grows into a sponge elsewhere)
Asexual-budding or gemmules
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budding-
Definition
pieces break off and grow elsewhere
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gemmules-
Definition
form when environment is bad
Term
ecology of sponges-
Definition
habitat for marine life, help produce coral reefs, etc.
Term
Phylum Cnidaria-
Definition
jellyfish, hydra, sea anemones, corals, etc. (radial symmetry
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Cnidocytes-
Definition
stinging cells on their tentacles
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Nematocysts-
Definition
a poison filled, stinging "dart" located inside a cnidocyte
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polyp-
Definition
mouth and tentacles point up (usually sessile)
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medusa-
Definition
mouth and tentacles point downward (motile)
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gastrovascular cavity-
Definition
digestive chamber with one opening
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nerve net-
Definition
can detect touch (simple)
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hydrostatic skeleton-
Definition
muscles that allow movement
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Phylum Cnidaria reproduction-
Definition
asexual (budding) and sexual (external fertilization)
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