What are cnidarians
Cnidarians have what 2 body types
what is polyp and medusa
What is a nematocyst
What is a poison filled stinging barb that latches onto skin
Stationary to one spot as an adult
What is sessile
Where does fertilization occur
What is in open water
What are the stinging cells
What are cnidocytes
Cnidarians are carnivores, herbivores, or omnivores
What is a carnivore
How do nematocysts work
What is water pressure increasing surrounding the cell.
What is the most inner germ/cell layer that covers the GVC
What is the endoderm
What does the larva eventually do
What is attaches to the ocean floor
What region is used for digestion
GVC
Cnidarians have what what level of body organization? (tissue or organ)
What is tissue
What is the function of the tentacles and gastrovascular cavity
What is bring prey into mouth, digestion
What is the function of the nerve net
sense prey
cnidarian with tentacles facing up
What is a polyp
True or false: cnidarians will be both body styles in their lifetime
true
What type of symmetry do cnidarians have?
What is radial
How do cnidarians capture prey
sting prey with cnidocytes/nematocysts
bring prey into mouth with tentacles
digest prey with GVC
How do polyps reproduce?
What is asexually through budding
In the life cycle, what do polyps eventually bud off?
What is medusa
How many germ layers do cnidarians have?
2
Where do cnidarians get their names?
Cnidos meaning stinging nettle and cnidocytes
How do medusa reproduce
What is external fertilization
What do female and male jellyfish release into the water
What is eggs and sperm
Cnidarian with tentacles facing down
what is medusa
What is the endoskeleton called?
what is the mesoglea?