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cnidarians
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10th Grade
09/15/2015

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oral end
Definition
end with mouth
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aboral
Definition
end without mouth
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mesoglea
Definition
nonliving and non-cellular gel like laer for support or cnidarians
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endoderm
Definition
forms gastrodermis
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ectoderm
Definition
forms epidermis
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egestion
Definition
Digestion tract with a mouth but no anus
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polymorphic
Definition
having more than one body form
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polyp
Definition
called the hydroid form; mostly sessile, asexual reproduction
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medusa
Definition
an animal capable of making both gametes
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metagenesis
Definition
an animal capable of making both gametes
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hydromedusae
Definition
the medusae form of Hydrozoa
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coloinal
Definition
term that means living in groups
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velum
Definition
muscular shelf on medusa for swimming
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phototaxis
Definition
sensory structures that detects light
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geotaxis
Definition
sensory structures that can tell an animal if it is right side up or upside down
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hydranths
Definition
feeding polyp on Obelia
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gonangina
Definition
reproducing polyp on Obelia
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perisarc
Definition
protective covering on Obelia
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scyphomedusae
Definition
medusa form for Class Schyphozoa
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cubomedusae
Definition
Medusae form for the deadly Cnidarian class
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Anthozoa
Definition
largest class in Cnidarian
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Acontia
Definition
threads of stinging cells in sea anemones
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GVC
Definition
site of extracellular digestion
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nutrientive muscular
Definition
cells located in gastrodermis and perform intracellular digestion
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tentacles
Definition
hanging structures from a medusa and the mouth is located at the bottom
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cnidocytes
Definition
raised structure on polyps with the mouth at the top
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circular muscle fibers
Definition
when these muscles contract; the animal lengthens
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longitudinal muscle fiber
Definition
when the muscles contract; the animal shortens
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phototaxis
Definition
response to light
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geotaxis
Definition
response to gravity
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thigmotaxis
Definition
response to touch
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hydrotaxis
Definition
response to moisture
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chemotaxis
Definition
response to chemicals
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barb
Definition
structure on the nematocysts that keeps prey from escaping
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hypotoxin
Definition
type of toxin that affects the nervous system
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nematocysts
Definition
organelle in a cnidocyte that stings
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cnidocil
Definition
trigger on a cnidocyte
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operculum
Definition
covering on a cnidocyte that keeps the nematocyst inside
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gultinant
Definition
sticky cnida used for locomotion or attachment
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volvent
Definition
cnida used to capture prey and entangles prey but does not have poison
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penetrant
Definition
cnida with poision and barbs
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comb plates
Definition
used by ctenophores for locomotion
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colloblasts
Definition
located on the tentacles of cteophores and make a sticky substance to catch prey
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mesoglea
Definition
the gel-like layer between epidermis and gastrodermis in ctenophores
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cnidocytes
Definition
stinging cells on the epidermis
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nematocysts
Definition
cells on the epidermis to sense stimuli and have a flagellum
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sensory cells
Definition
transmit signals
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interstital cell
Definition
"stem cells" found in the epidermis
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longitudinal muscle fibers
Definition
located on the epidermis and shorten the body or tentacles
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gultinant
Definition
epidermal cells that make sticky stuff
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nutritive-muscle cells
Definition
stem cells that line the GVC
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gland cells
Definition
make digestive enzymes
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