Sponges
These types of organisms do not have a backbone.
What are invertebrates?
This is the creation of a clone that breaks off and creates identical offspring.
What is budding?
This is what you call an organism that produces BOTH male and female gametes (sperm and eggs).
What is hermaphroditic?
These are the holes of a sponge that allow water to flow in.
What is a Pore (Ostia)?
This is the stinging cell of all cnidarians.
What are nematocysts?
Where the sperm and eggs are produced.
What are the testis and the ovaries?
This is the sticky base that attaches to the substrate and holds the polyp in place.
What is the basal disk?
Why are clownfish not harmed by the sea anemone's tentacles?
They are coated in mucus.
After fertilization, they produce larva that will pass into the water current and become plankton.
What are sponges (porifera)?
This type of Cnidarian is free swimming and has a bell shape.
What is a medusa?
After fertilization, they produce a zygote that will be released into the water and become plankton.
What are Jellyfish and hydra (cnidarians)?
These are the three layers of the cnidaria from outside to inside.
What are the ectoderm, mesoglea and endoderm?