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The characteristic that gives cnidarians their name is: cnidarian means "nettle" and nettles are plants that release stinging barbs into the skin. All cnidarians have stinging cell's. Cnidarians have complex tissues, a gut for digesting food, and a nervous system.
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Which characteristics do scienctists use to classify cnidarians?
from other animals they get it
What are some characteristics of cnidarians?
soft bodies and stinging cells
What are some special characteristics for cnidarians?
Jellyfish, corals, and box jellies
What is a hydra's phylum name?
Cnidarians
Scientific name of anemones?
Cnidarians
What is the Cnidarians common name?
The old name is coelenterate.
What are the characteristics of cnidarians?
All cnidarians have on their tentacles stinging cells called nematocytes. They have no brains or a central nervous system. Another common feature is that they all can regenerate, letting them produce asexually (without the need for another partner) and to recover from injury.
What are three characteristics that all cnidarians have in common?
All cnidarians live in water, have tentacles with specialized stinging cells called nematocysts, and have an internal sac for digestion which is called the gastrovascular cavity.
Name and describe the type of digestive space found in a cnidarians?
cnidarians are symetricle creatures with small stomachs that are often detachable such as a starfishes
What are 3 characteristics of cnidaria?
3 characteristics of cnidarians are having tentacles, cnidocytes, and digestion. Cnidara have poisonous stinging cells and soft bodies. Stinging cells can be found in the tentacles of a jellyfish.
What are two types of cnidarians that are formed by colonies?
small cnidarians and big cnidarians
Do cnidarians have nerves?
cnidarians have no nervous system
