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What kind of organism is Portuguese man of war?
Jellyfish, and very poisonous.
Is one portuguese man of war considered a single organism?
Answer: False
Is the portuguese man of war a single organism or is it multiple organisms joined together?
multiple organisms
What are the differences between a Medusa and a Portuguese man of war?
A medusa (a jellyfish) is a single organism having a medusoid form.A portuguese man of war is an ensemble of many separated organisms wich are hydropolyps having polypoid form.
Where is the Portuguese man-of-war's mostly found?
The Portuguese Man o' War is Carribean.
Is a Potuguese Man of War a parasite?
No it is not a parasite. The Portuguese Man-of-War is a colony of organisms that form what many think is a jellyfish. But the Portuguese Man-of-War is not a jellyfish it is a siphonophore. But it does share some similarities to a jellyfish. It has tentacles that contain poison stinging cells. And the top part of the organism is a gas filled bubble. The Man-of-War can be deadly to humans depending on were you are stung and how big you are. A Parasite is an organism that benefits off of its host at the expense of the host.
Do Portuguese man of war have backbones?
A Portuguese man of war is similar to a jellyfish, so it has no backbone.
What does a Portuguese man-o-war eat?
a Portuguese man of war eats small fish
When was Portuguese Man o' War created?
Portuguese Man o' War was created in 1758.
What zone does the Portuguese man o' war live in?
The Portuguese man o' war lives in the Atlantic Ocean.
How did the portuguese man of war got his name?
The Portuguese man o' war got its name because its gas-filled bladder or sac resembles a 18th-century Portuguese warship at full sail. This species is not a single organism, but a colonial organism made up of specialized individual polyps working together.
Who are some of the Portuguese man o war closest relatives and what do they do have in common?
The closest relative of the Portuguese man o' war is the Pacific man o' war. Similarities include their general appearance, the presence of venomous tentacles, and the fact that they're actually both groups of individuals working together instead of a single organism.
