PHYSICAL INTERACTIO

GROUPS SUBGROUPS EXAMPLES NUTRITION RESPIRATION REPRODUCTION N HABITAT

CHARACTERISTICS

 Asymmetrical or
radial symmetry
 No true tissues or
organs  Sexually Water (sea)
 Pores and channels  Asexually
PORIFERA - By filtration By diffusion (pores) Secretion of
 Sponges  Internal skeleton (fragmenta Sessile (attach to
made of spicules or substances rock or coral)
tion)
spongin
 Central cavity
 Osculum
 Drawing in page 98

 Two basic  Jellyfish

body types: (medusae)
polyp  Hydras (polyps)
(sessile and  Anemones  Soft body  Asexually in
sac-shaped (polyps)  Single hole that polyps  Tentacles that
with  Corals (polyps) functions as mouth (budding) have
internal or and anus  Sexually in cnidoblasts
external  Tentacles medusae  Water (sea or
CNIDARIANS  Gastrovascular cavity Carnivorous By diffusion
skeleton) (jellyfish) freshwater)
and  Radial symmetry  Alternation of
medusae generations
(umbrella- (polyps and
shaped, medusae
can float stages)
and have
hydrostatic
skeleton)