Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
To which phylum does it belong, if I have a sting to prick?
Advertisements
Solution
Animals with stings or stinging cells (such as jellyfish, corals, and sea anemones) belong to the phylum Cnidaria (also known as Coelenterata). Their specialised stinging cells, called cnidocytes or nematocysts, are used for defence and capturing prey.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Porifera : Asymmetrical : : Cnidaria : __________
Tentacles are used for capturing the prey.
The body of the animal in which phylum is radially symmetrical and diploblastic?
To which phylum we belong to, if we are marine/aquatic animals?
How do we destroy the harmful insects?
Match the following.
| PHYLUM | EXAMPLES | ||
| (A) | Coelenterata | (i) | Snail |
| (B) | Platyhelminthes | (ii) | Starfish |
| (C) | Echinodermata | (iii) | Tapeworm |
| (D) | Mollusca | (iv) | Hydra |
Real organs are absent in
Define the terms and give one example
Coelom
______ are diploblastic.
Name the following:
A phylum with diploblastic animals.
How is the body wall of coelenterates arranged?
What is polymorphism?
Alternation of generations in Coelenterata is known as
What is metagenesis? Mention an example which exhibits this phenomenon.
Provide appropriate technical term in the space provided.
Stinging organ of jelly fishes ______.
Match the following:
| Animals | Locomotory Organ |
| a. Octopus | i. Limbs |
| b. Crocodile | ii. Comb plates |
| c. Catla | iii. Tentacles |
| d. Ctenoplana | iv. Fins |
Name
An animal with cnidoblasts
