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What is the effect of the poison produced by cnidarians on there prey?
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The poison caused by Cnidocytes (cells unique to the phylum cnidarians) causes paralysis. This allows the members of the phyla to safely consume larger prey.
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What is one type of cell all cnidarians have?
Cnidarians all have stinging cells called nematocysts with which to catch their prey.
What two functions do nematocysts perform?
Nematocysts are the stinging cells on tentacles of a cnidarian, like a jellyfish. Since jellyfish don't have any teeth, and their body consists of gelatin, it's hard to capture prey. Nematocysts help jellyfish with feeding by stinging the prey in an attempt at trying to immobilizing the prey.
How does cirripedia capture food?
Cnidarians are carnivorous, feeding mostly on zooplankton but also on small crustaceans, fish eggs, worms, smaller cnidarians, and even small fish.For the source and more detailed information concerning this subject, click on the related links section (Answers.com) indicated below.
Why are stinging cells effective for jellyfish and sea anemones to capture prey?
As in most animals, Jellyfish have stingers as a forn of self defense. If an Animal attempts to attack it, it will get a nasty sting, sometimes, even a deadly one. Due to this feature, jellyfish survive better than if they didn't have stingers. This said, some species of Jellyfish don't have stingers and are harmless.
Cnidarians digest their food?
Cnidarians first paralyze their prey with stinging cells on their tentacles then they slowly move the food up into the bell to digest . They have no distinct mouth or anus so the food goes in and out around the same place.
What is the cnidarians string cells?
They are called pneumatocysts. They are the stinging cells used for killing prey, as all cnidarians are predators. They are cells that contain poison, and have little barbs on them to inject the poison with. With some cnidarians, the little barbs are all that you feel because their poison is only strong enough to kill plankton. With other cnidarians, however, the poison in the pneumatocysts is strong and can be deadly. The main purpose of the pneumatocysts is to kill prey, but they are also useful against predators.
How do cnidarians eat?
Mainly through suspension feeding. Cnidarians use stinging tentacles (nomocytes) to capture their prey. Once the tentacles grab the food it is absorbed in the gastrovascular cavity (stomach) and taken in asnutrients.
What do cnidarians use there tentacles for?
Cnidereans have pressure-sensitive poison glands called nematocysts that are usually on their tentacles. When their [prey] touches these nematocysts, small "fangs" inject poison into the [prey]. The poison in the nematocysts can paralyze or even kill small animals. Once the prey is subdued, the tentacles pull the prey towards the mouth.
What are cnidarians used for?
are used to capture and subdue prey
What is a cnidarians prey?
Cnidarians (corals, jellyfish and anemones) eat a variety of animal prey, mostly zooplankton. Zooplankton can consist of small crustaceans, larval animals, and fish.
What is one type of cell all cnidarians have?
Cnidarians all have stinging cells called nematocysts with which to catch their prey.
What two functions do nematocysts perform?
Nematocysts are the stinging cells on tentacles of a cnidarian, like a jellyfish. Since jellyfish don't have any teeth, and their body consists of gelatin, it's hard to capture prey. Nematocysts help jellyfish with feeding by stinging the prey in an attempt at trying to immobilizing the prey.
Who is the prey of the vampire squid?
prawns, copepods, cnidarians, and other small inverdebrates.
How does a tarantula eat?
The tarantula injects its prey with poison from its fangs. The poison paralizes the prey then turns the prey's insides into mush. The tarantula sucks out the mush.
How does the blue-ringed octopus toxin affect its prey?
it has poison in it and the blue ringed octopus releases it into the prey. it has poison in it and the blue ringed octopus releases it into the prey.
How do poison dart frogs transfer poison to prey?
They don't poison their prey. They have the poison on their skin to keep predators from eating them. They eat small insects like fruit flies and they don't need poison to kill those.
Why do tarantulas need poison?
They need poison to immobilize and liquify their prey.
