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polyp---sea anenome, medusa---jellyfish
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In plain English a polyp is a cylinder with tentacles at the top. The Hydra looks like a tin can with slender arms coming from the top of its body. This body form does not move and the animals are trappers.
The medusa is an umbrella shaped structure with tentacles hanging down from it. The jellyfish is an example. These animals move. During the reproductive stages of the jellyfish there is a time when they take on the polyp form. Then they bud off and become medusa.
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Is a moon jelly a Medusa or a polyp?
polyp
What are the 2 distinct life stages of cnidarians?
The medusa (jellyfish like) and the polyp (sea anenome like)
What are a medusa shape and a polyp shape look like?
A medusa looks like an umbrella and a polyp any idea!
What are the two body forms of cnidarians?
The two body forms of cnidarians are the polyp and the medusa. Polyps are typically sessile, tube-shaped organisms attached to a substrate, while medusae are free-swimming, umbrella-shaped organisms.
Describe the main differences between the polyp form of the cnidarians and the medusa form?
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Is star coral a polyp or a Medusa?
polyp! The star coral is attached and is faceup
What shapes do cnidarains come in?
a Medusa or a Polyp.
What are two stages of cnidarians?
Polyp and medusa are two stages in life cycle of cnidarians , polyp is hydra like and medusa is jelly fish like .
What major difference distinguishes the life cycles of hydrozoans and anthozoans?
One major difference is that hydrozoans typically exhibit both medusa and polyp stages in their life cycle, while anthozoans only have a polyp form. Hydrozoans can undergo alternation of generations, switching between medusa and polyp forms, while anthozoans remain primarily as polyps throughout their life cycle.
What are the Two general types of the cnidarians?
polyp and medusa
What are the two body shapes of a cndarian?
polyp and medusa
Compare and contrast the differences between jellyfish and sea anemone?
The main difference between jellyfish and sea anemone are their shapes. Jellyfish are a free-floating medusa shape while anemone are a polyp that remain anchored to the sea floor or rocks or coral. Both of these species feed by pulling prey into their mouth with stinging tentacles.
