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What is an example of a cnidarian in which the Medusa body plan dominant form is?
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What is an upside down bowl shaped cnidarian?
You have described body plan of a medusa...... and a jellyfish is a good example of a medusa.
Cnidarian body that is bell shaped?
MEDUSA
What is the free floating body form of Cnidarian a?
Medusa
What are two body forms in the phylum cnidarian?
The two body forms in the phylum Cnidarian are the polyp and medusa. Polyps are usually stationary, with a cylindrical body and tentacles surrounding a central mouth. Medusas are free-swimming and have a bell-shaped body with tentacles hanging down.
What is a cnidarian body that is bell shaped?
a butterflies toung is as long as its body
What do the two body forms of cnidarians look like?
There are two cnidarian body shapes, the bell-shaped Medusa, whose tentacles face downward and the vase-shaped polyp, whose tentacles face upward. Cnidarians have stinging cells in their tentacles known as cnidocytes. These cells include a trigger that releases a toxin-coated stinger that paralyzes any organism that has come into contact with is. Examples of a medusa include the common jellyfish, and examples of a polyp include corals and sea anemones.
Is it true that the cnidarian body plan that is shaped like an unside-down bowl is called a polyp?
No, polyps are the anchored versions, anemones and hydras and such. The umbrella is called a medusa, or jellyfish.
What is the body structure of a cnidarian?
A medusa has a bowl shaped body with stinging cells on the tips of their tentacles. Their mouth is located on the bottom where their tentacles are, and their central cavity is in the middle of their body. A polyp's body is shaped like a vase with stinging cells at the end of their tentacles, and their central cavity in the middle of their body. Their mouth is on the top of their body with their tentacles.
What is the body cavity in a cnidarian?
They have a mouth/anus and that is it.
What is the body symmetry of hydra?
A hydra has two body shapes. The first one is known as polyp which has tentacles and the other body form is known as medusa.
Do cnidarian have body symmetry?
yes, they have bilateral symmetry
How are the body parts of cnidarian's?
like spokes on a wheel
