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Yes, cnidarians are animals that are jelly fish like (including jelly fish). Cnidarians have stinging cells located on there tentacle's, they explode once any thing touches it shocking (or paralyzing) any prey that passes by it.
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What specialized cells do cnidarian use for protection?
Stinging Cells
Describe the kinds of cnidarian body forms and cnidarian stinging cells?
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What would happen if a cnidarian lost its stinging cells?
cannot capture prey
How would you describe a cnidarian?
Cnidaria have poisonous stinging cells and soft bodies. Jellyfish is an example.
How does a cnidoblast cell's structure help it?
These are stinging cells found in cnidarian and coelenterate. Each of them bears a stinging cell organelle called nematocyst which is used in offence, defence and attachment of animal.
Why might stinging tentacles be advantageous for slow moving predators such as some cnidarians?
All Cnidarians have tentacles with stinging cells in their tips which are used to capture and subdue prey. In fact, the phylum name "Cnidarian" literally means "stinging creature." The stinging cells are called cnidocytes and contain a structure called a nematocyst.
How do stinging cells help a hydra captue food?
Stinging cells will paralyze the prey of the Hydra. This makes it a lot easier for them to capture their food.
Where does the name Cnidarian come from?
Cnidarian comes from the Greek/Turkish word "Cnidos" which means stinging nettle
What is coral a arthropod or sponge or an echinoderm?
Coral is nor arthropod , sponge or echinoderm , A coral is a cnidarian also called a coelenterate because it possess cnidocytes , stinging cells , gastrovascular cavity ,tentacles which are cnidarian charters .
Do jellyfish and coral belong to the same phylum?
Yes, jellyfish, coral and anemones are of the Cnidarian Phylum. (aka Coelenterate ) these all have stinging cells known as nematocysts. =]
What cell type in a cnidarian traps food?
In a cnidarians, all cells are in contact with their watery environment in which diffusion occurs through the cell membrane.
What is cnidarians diet?
Cnidarians are jellyfish, sea anemones, sea pens, hydras (cnidarian="nettle" in latin, so they have stinging cells). They eat aquatic animals, from protozoa to fish.
