Porifera
The name Porifera, in Latin, means...
What is "pore bearer"?
These special cells give Cnidarians their name.
What are stinging cells?
This common name for Ctenophora may make you think they're cousins of jellyfish.
What are comb jellies?
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?
These key differences categorize cnidarians as a different phylum than porifera.
What are true tissues, organs, mobility, stinging cells...?
This body structure helps comb jellies move.
What are ctenes or cilia?
Organisms in this kingdom might make you sick, or might be found in your yogurt.
What are eubacteria?
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.
What are marine animals, radial symmetry, one-mouth....?
What are no stinging cells, cilia, biradial symmetry...?
These organisms thrive when they get nutrients from dead things.
What are fungi?
Drawn an example of biradial symmetry
Comb jellies, can only be divided by two planes.
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.
Describe the difference between radial and biradial symmetry.
These 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
Explain how cilia help Ctenophores move.
Cilia are hair-like structures that move in unison like tiny oars. They help propel the ctenophore in water.
These are the weirdest and non-classify-able organisms ever.
What are protists?
Having balanced proportions that you can divide into mirrored or equal parts.
What does symmetry mean?