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Chapter 26
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A method in which an organism feeds by filtering small particles of food from water that passes by or through some part of the organism. | Filter Feeding |
| An animal that can produce both eggs and sperm. | Hermaphrodite |
| Fertilization that occurs outside the animal's body. | External Fertilization |
| Eggs inside the animal's body are fertilized by sperm carried into the sponge with water. | Internal Fertilization |
| A group of invertebrates made uop of more than 9000 species of jellyfishes, corals, sea anemones, and hydras. | Cnidarians |
| A sessile form of a Cnidarian. It's mouth is surrounded by tentacles. | Polyp |
| A capsule that contains a coiled, threadlike tube. | Nematocyst |
| In Cnidarians, a cell surrounded cavity where food is digested. | Gastrovascular Cavity |
| A part of the Cnidarian's nervous system that conducts impulses to and from all parts of the body. | Nerve Net |
| A microscopic, photosynthetic protists that survives in a symbiotic relationship with coral. | Zooxanthellae |
| The phylum that contains the least complex worms. | Platyhelminthes |
| The replacement or regrowth of missing body parts. | Regeneration |
| A tube-like, muscular organ that the planarian extends out of its mouth. Enzymes are released by this organ to begin digesting food outside the animal's body. | Pharynx |
| The knob-shaped head of a tapeworm. | Scolex |
| A section of the tapeworm that contains muscles, nerves, flame cells, and male and female reproductive organs. | Proglottid. |
| This worm causes the most common of roundworm infections in humans. | Ascaris |
| A disease caused by Trichinella which is ingested in raw or undercooked pork, pork products, or wild game. | Trichinosis |