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Definition
| Definiate shape, radially symmetrical. Two body forms: polyp and medusa. |
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Term
Phylum Cnidaria.
Tissue Layers: Living? |
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Definition
| Epidermis and gastrodermis. |
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Term
Phylum Cnidaria.
Tissue Layers: Mesoglea? |
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Definition
| Gelatinous; supportive; elastic. Internal "skeleton." Acellular or mesenchyme cells. |
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Term
Phylum Cnidaria.
Muscular Layers: Diploblastic Ectoderm and Endoderm Layers? |
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Definition
| Epithelomuscular and nutritive-muscular cells. |
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Term
Phylum Cnidaria.
Digestion? |
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Definition
| Have digestive system, but only 1 opening. Gut is gastrovascular cavity, ciliated. |
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Term
Phylum Cnidaria.
Cnidocytes? |
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Definition
| Secrete organelles: cnidae: nematocysts (many with toxins). |
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Term
Phylum Cnidaria.
Reproduction? |
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Definition
| Planula larvae: ciliated, motile, non-feeding. |
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Term
Phylum Cnidaria.
Nutrition? |
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Definition
| Mostly carnivorous; some eat phytoplankton. Some have endosymbionts. |
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Term
Phylum Cnidaria.
Nerve Network? |
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Definition
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