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Q: What is the function of the gastrodermis in hydra?
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Are hydra single celled?

Yes Hydra are unicellular alga chlorella within the cells of the gastrodermis.


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To reproduce with the eggs of ovary on the hydra.


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Digestion and absorption of food are major functions of gastrodermis .


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The two types of true tissue found in cnidarians are the epidermis and the gastrodermis.


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Mesophyll


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hydra is a coelentrate marine organism. it has a unique digestive system which is both extracellular & intracellular. first the ingested food is digested extracellularly & then intracellularly. extracellular digestion takes place in the body cavity of hydra which is called coelentron by the digestive enzymes secreted by gland cells of endodermal layer which is called gastrodermis. then the partially digested food is engulfed by the cells of gastrodermal layer in the form of food vacuoles. further digestion takes place in these food vacuoles.


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First one has three and the second one has two germ layers.


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I had that same question too... its the Mesoglea


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Is epidermis and ectoderm the same thing?

ectoderm is the young epidermis, same with endoderm, it is the young gastrodermis.