Cnidarians Characteristics Invertebrates Stinging cells-Nematocyst Used to capture food Defend themselves Central body cavity
Body Structure Two types Polyp-vase shaped Mouth opens at top Tentacles surround mouth Stays attached to underwater surface
Medusa-Bowl shaped Mouth opens downward Tentacles trail Adapted to swim
Food Acquisition Use stinging cells to capture prey Use tentacles to pull prey into mouth Prey passes into hollow body cavity Digested Expel waste through mouth http://youtu.be/zkF_1r6ll54
Movement Some have muscle like tissue to move Jellyfish swim Hydra summersault Sea Anemone stretch, shrink and bend http://youtu.be/IXtw3eXq7XA
Nerve Net Nerve cells that spread out like a net Help a Cnidarian move Respond to danger Find food
Reproduction Asexually Sexually variety of ways Budding Just pull apart to form two new polyps Rapid increase in population in short time Sexually variety of ways http://youtu.be/MI5cAFsfpx8
Sexual Reproduction http://youtu.be/wsaZ8-I7akg