Porifera
The name Porifera, in Latin, means...
What is "pore bearer"?
These special cells give Cnidarians their name.
What are stinging cells?
This kingdom cannot produce their own food and needs to digest nutrients.
What is the animal kingdom?
Draw an example of bilateral symmetry.
Maybe butterfly, fish, human, lobster, etc.
Two characteristics that make sponges unique animals include....
What are...pores, filter feeding, sessile, asymmetrical?
This difference between cnidarians and porifera make cnidarians a distinct group from sponges.
Answers vary: What are true tissues, organs, mobility, stinging cells...?
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Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
Draw an example of radial symmetry.
Maybe a jellyfish or starfish
What are not being able to make their own food and digesting nutrients?
Draw and label an example of a cnidarian in polyp form.
drawings may vary. Should show a sessile body with radial symmetry and stinging cells.
This taxonomy is a large group. It is between the levels of Kingdom and Class.
What is phylum?
Sponges are the only animals with this type of symmetry.
What is asymmetry?
Draw a picture of a sponge and label at least three parts of your drawing.
Drawings vary; should include pores, tube-like body with a mouth, asymmetry, etc.
Drawings may vary; should include radial symmetry, tentacles, stinging cells, and mobility.
These kingdom of organisms get all the nutrients they need from non-living things.
What are plants?
Draw an example of asymmetry.
sponge, blob
Make a scientific guess: How do poriferans' habitat and adult lifestyle help them survive?
They are marine animals. Because they are sessile as adults and anchored to hard surfaces, they are able to filter food from water currents.
Make a scientific guess: How do cnidarians move and how does it help them survive?
Answers will vary. Might include: Many medusa-style cnidarians pulsate their bell to push water and move; this helps them swim toward food
This is the highest level of classification (the most organisms are in this level)
What is domain?
Dividing into mirror or equal parts.
What is symmetry?