Invertebrate Diversity

Which of the following apply to all invertebrates

Heterotrophic, no cell wall, eukaryotic

What phylum are sponges in?

Porifera

Bilateral Symmetry

the property of being divisible into symmetrical halves on either side of a unique plane.

complete digestive tract

continuous digestive tube with a separate mouth and anus

Mollusk

An invertebrate with a soft, unsegmented body; most are protected by a hard outer shell.

Mantle

the layer of tissue that covers most of a mollusks body.

Endoskeleton

An internal skeleton

Tube Feet

Extensions of an echinoderm's water vascular system that stick out from the body and function in movement and obtaining food.

Coelem

fluid-filled body cavity lined with mesoderm

Flatworm

A member of the phylum Platyhelminthes.

Polyp

The sessile, tubular form of a cnidarian with a mouth and tentacles at one end and a basal disk at the other

Cnidocytes

Special stinging structures on cnidarians that look like small harpoons.

radial symmetry

Symmetry about a central axis.

Sessile

Describes an organism that remains attached to a surface for its entire life and does not move

vertebrate

An animal with a backbone

invertabrate

An animal without a backbone