Stinging Cells
Forms
Organization
Types
Reproduction
100
What are predators which have tentacles possessing batteries of special cells?
Cnidarians
100
How many basic forms are there of animals with stinging cells?
2
100
What is the outer layer of cells called?
Epidermis
100
How many types of Cnidarians are there?
Three
100
What is the planktonic larval stage of a cnidarian?
Planula Larva
200
What are the special cells on cnidarians called?
Cnidocytes
200
What are the two basic forms of animals with stinging cells?
Polyp and Meduas
200
What is the large cavity found within the body of some animals?
Gastrovascular cavity
200
What are the three types of Cnidarians?
Hydrozoa, Scyphozoa, and Anthozoa
200
What is a type of asexual reproduction that occurs in sea anemones in which a portion of the animal's base is broken off and forms a new individual?
Pedal Laceration
300
What are the special stinging capsules of cnidocytes called?
Nematocysts
300
Which form is cylindrical?
Polyp
300
What is the layer of cells that lines the gastrovascular cavity?
Gastrodermis
300
The Hydras are part of which class type?
Hydrozoas
300
What is the base of a sea anemone?
Pedal Disk
400
What happens when the stinging cells are triggered?
The cells shoot out a discharge thread which can entangle or poison it's prey
400
Which form is flattened?
Medusa
400
What is the gelatinous material found between the epidermis and gastrodermis of cnidarians?
Mesoglea
400
The Jellies are a part of which class type?
Scyphozoas
400
What is a type of asexual reproduction that occurs in sea anemones in which the anemone splits into two and each half develops into a new individual?
Fission
500
What is the stinging organelle of a cnidocyte?
Cnida
500
Does the medusa move freely or attach to bases?
Move freely
500
What is the organization of body parts around a central axis?
Radial Symmetry
500
The Anemones and Corals are part of which class type?
Anthozoas
500
True or False: Cnidarians can reproduce both asexually and sexually.
True
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