Marine Bio Assessment 3

Coral/Sea Anemone/Jellies P: Cnidara

• Radial Symmetry

• Nematocytes (Stinging Cells)

• First Active Predators

• Tissues but No Organs

Sea Sponge P: Porifera

• Reproduces Sexually

• Filter Feeder

• Sessile

• Asymmetrical

• Regenerative Properties

• Only Cells, No Tissues or Organs

Squid P: Mollusca

• Gills, Mantle, CaCO3 Shell C: Cephalopoda

• Jet Propulsion

• No Shell

Red P: Rhodophyta

• Important in the Regulation and Upkeep of Coral Reef, Unicellular, Primary Producers in Food System Green P: Chlorophyta

• Closely Related to True Plants, Unicellular or Multicellular

Turtle P: Chordata

• Notochord, Gill Slits, and Dorsal Nerve Cords

• Includes all Vertebrates SP: Vertebrata

Clams/Scallops/Oysters P: Mollusca

• Gills, Mantle, CaCO3 Shell C: Bivalvia

• Muscular Foot

• 2 Shelled

Nautilus P: Mollusca

• Gills, Mantle, CaCO3 Shell C: Cephalopoda

• Jet Propulsion

• No Shell

Whelks/Conch P: Mollusca

• Gills, Mantle, CaCO3 Shell C: Gastropoda

• Radula

• 1 Shell

Sea Urchin P: Echinodermata

• Move and Attack Prey and Can Defend Themselves

• Radially Symmetrical

• Hundreds of Tube Feet C: Echinoidea

• Disk Shaped w/ Spikes

Bony Fish P: Chordata

• Notochord, Gill Slits, and Dorsal Nerve Cords

• Includes all Vertebrates

Tape Worm P: Nematoda

• Internal Fertilization

• Bilaterally Symmetrical

• Parasitic

Sea Stars/Sand Dollar/Sea Urchins/Sea Cucumber P: Echinodermata

• Radially Symmetrical

• Hundreds of Tube Feet C: Asteroidea

• Sea Stars

• Regenerative Properties and Downward Facing Mouths C: Echinoidea

• Sand Dollars and Sea Urchins

• Disk Shaped w/ Spikes C: Holothoroidea

• Sea Cucumbers

• Expel Part of Organs for Predators to Try and Surivive

Planaria P: Platyhelminthes

• Internal Fertilization

• Can Act as Both Male/Female

• Bilaterally Symmetrical

• Flat Worms

Segmented Worm/Tube Worm P: Annelids

• Segmented Bodies

• Appendages with Eyes

• Filter Feeders

• Nervous and Circulatory System

Crabs/Krill/Shrimp/Barnacles P: Arthopoda

• Segmented Bodies

• Joined Appendages O: Decapoda

• Lobster, Crabs, Shrimp O: Euphausiacea

• Krill

Mangroves and Seagrass K: Plantae P: Magnoliophyta -True Roots, Stems, and Leaves

• Cell Walls, Photosynthesis, Chloroplasts

Diatoms P: Bacillariophyta

• Unicellular, Most Diverse Protists (Plant-Like) on Earth, Produces 20-30% of the Air We Breathe