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33-2 Quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Polymorphism | more than one body form |
| Polyp | Tube with tentacles around the mouth, vase-shaped, sessile |
| Shape of Medusa? | Umbrella/bell shape, tentacles around mouth, motile, free-swimming |
| Nematocysts | Stinging cells, a type of cnidocyte organelle |
| Cnidocytes | specialized cells used for defense and capturing prey. |
| Gastrovascular cavity | makes enzymes, extra-cellular digestion |
| Nerve Net | a diffused web of interconnected nerve cells |
| Planula | a ciliated larva |
| Coral reefs | large, rocklike formations |
| colloblasts | they secrete a sticky substance that binds to their prey. |
| Apical organ | enables ctenophores to sense their orientation in the water. |
| Bioluminescence | production of light by means of a chemical reaction. |
| Cnidaria have no ________ or nervous system | Cephalization |
| Cnidaria have a _______ around their mouth | Nerve net |
| During asexual reperoduction, Cnidaria have | budding from polyps or medusae |
| During sexual reproduction, Cnidaria ___________ | Medusae release sperm & eggs, some monoecious, some dioecious, and larvae free-swimming |
| Four classes of cnidarians: | Hydrozoa, Cubozoa, Scyphozoa, and Anthozoa |