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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which class of cnidarians has no medusa stage? | Anthozoa |
| Hydras and anemones are both | sessile |
| Cnidarians and ctenophores are more complex than sponges because, unlike sponges, they have | tissues and organs |
| The structure that coordinates the complex activities of a cnidarian's body is the | nerve net |
| An example of a cnidarian in the class Hydrozoa is a | Portuguese man-of-war |
| Corals exist in a symbiotic relationship with | algae |
| Ctenophores move through the water by | beating their cilia |
| In Aurelia, the blastula develops into a ciliated larva called a ______________. | planula |
| Cells that secrete a sticky substance that binds to prey in Ctenophores are called __________________. | colloblasts |
| The ability of ctenophores to produce light through chemical reactions is known as ________________. | bioluminescence |
| Why are spongin and spicules important to a sponge? | they provide support |
| Which of the following descriptions best fits a "sessile" organism. | attached to surface and does not move |
| What is the jellylike substance that separates the two layers of the body wall in sponges | mesohyl |
| What creates the flow of water through a sponge? | beating flagella on choanocytes |
| Choanocytes perform all of the following functions EXCEPT | distributing nutrients throughout the rest of the body |
| Sponges eliminate carbon dioxide and cellular wastes by | allowing them to diffuse into the water that passes through the sponge |
| A flood-filled ball of amoebocytes surrounded by a protective coat made of organic material and spicules is called a ____________. | gemmule |
| A _____________ is an immature stage of an animal that is usually very different in form from the adult | larva |
| Sponges have no gastrula stage. | True |
| Self-fertilization often happens in hermaphroditic species of sponges. | False |