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Coral polyps are small, soft-bodied organisms that are key components of coral reefs, which form important underwater habitats. These polyps secrete calcium carbonate to create the hard structure of coral reefs, providing shelter and resources for a diverse range of marine life. Coral reefs support biodiversity, protect Coastlines from erosion, and are vital for the health of ocean ecosystems.
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What is attached body form of Cnidarian?
polyp
What body form do corals have?
Polyp
What is a sessile form of a jellyfish called?
POLYP
The free swimming form of a cnidarians called a polyp?
no
What kind of form of a cnidarian attaches to a surface?
Polyp
What is a valley underwater called?
A valley underwater is called a submarine canyon. These can form through a variety of geological processes, such as erosion by underwater currents or the collapse of underwater sediment. Submarine canyons can be important habitats for a diverse range of marine life.
Describe the main differences between the polyp form of the cnidarians and the medusa form?
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What is the combining form for small growth?
Polyp/o
Identify the organisms that exist as either medusa or polyp form?
Jellyfish exist as either a medusa (adult free-floating) or polyp (immature attached) form during their life cycle. Another example is the Portuguese Man o' War, which also has a medusa (floating) and polyp (attached) stage.
What is the diffence between polyp and Medusa?
polyp---sea anenome, medusa---jellyfish Phlycabs 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. Nighthawk
What is the process called in which a jellyfish polyp begins to form medusoid-like buds?
Strobilation
Describe the life cycle of a typical cnidarian Be sure to include the alternation of the polyp form with the medusa form?
The life cycle of a typical cnidarian involves an alternation between two main forms: the polyp and the medusa. The polyp is a sessile, asexual stage that attaches to a substrate, often reproducing by budding to form new polyps. In contrast, the medusa is the free-swimming, sexual stage that produces gametes through sexual reproduction. Fertilization results in a planula larva, which eventually settles and develops into a new polyp, completing the cycle.
