Question

Write the characters of the following animal with the help of the classification chart.

Jellyfish

Answer 1

Classification:

Kingdom	Subkingdom	Phylum
Animalia	Non-chordata	Cnidaria or Coelenterata

Characters:

1. They are multicellular organisms without a cell wall.
2. They have a tissue-grade organisation.
3. They are radially symmetrical.
4. They are diploplastic and acoelomate.
5. Jellyfish, or Aurelia, are a coelenterate.
6. Its body is a medusa.
7. It appears as a transparent balloon seen floating in the marine waters.
8. Since it has an appearance like a jelly, it is commonly known as a jellyfish.
9. There are tentacles provided with cnidoblasts or stinging cells.
10. Tentacles are used for catching the prey.
11. Cnidoblasts are used to secrete a toxin which paralyses the prey.