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Stinging cells are found in phylum Cnidaria (hydra,jelly fish).These are present for defense of these animals along with nematoblasts(these are present for attack or offense)
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Devin Lewis
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How do stinging cells help a hydra captue food?
Stinging cells will paralyze the prey of the Hydra. This makes it a lot easier for them to capture their food.
What is another word for stinging cells?
I think it's called cnidarians
On what structure are the stinging cells of cnidarians located?
The entire cell is a cnidoblast and it contains a stinging 'barb' called a nematocyst.
Which group of organisms is found in oceans and use stinging cells called cnidocytes to capture prey?
coral
Identify the organisms that have tentacles with stinging cells?
Jellyfish, Portuguese man of war, sea wasps.
Can jellyfish lose their stinging cells?
Yes. After discharge, the stinging sac (nematocyst) is often pulled out of its cell (nematocyte). The cell (with or without the stinging sac) is then absorbed by the jellyfish. New stinging cells (nematoblasts) are continually being formed from stem cells, normally at a birthing site near the base of the tentacle. As these new cells form new stinging sacs, they travel down the tentacle and eventually take their place in the outer tissue of the tentacle in a precise pattern, which is often specific to their species.
How does coral catch the microscopic animals to eat?
Surrounding a corals mouth are a ring of tentacles, and each tentacle is loaded with tiny stinging cells that contain a miniature barbed harpoon called a nematocyst. When a food item touches an outstretched tentacles, the stinging cells fire harpoons into the animal, which make it stick to the tentacle. The tentacle then pulls the prey into the mouth, and it is then digested.
What is a stinging cell on a tentacle of a jellyfish?
Jellyfish sting their prey using nematocysts, also called cnidocysts, stinging structures located in specialized cells called cnidocytes.
Food adaptations for the moon jellyfish?
The moon jellyfish has a feeding tentacle that hangs at each corner of its mouth. The tentacle has stinging cells that are used to capture small prey and drag it to its mouth.
What is the stinging tentacle on a hydra called?
Cnidocytes
Do cnidarian have stinging cells?
Yes, cnidarians are animals that are jelly fish like (including jelly fish). Cnidarians have stinging cells located on there tentacle's, they explode once any thing touches it shocking (or paralyzing) any prey that passes by it.
What happens when an animal brushes against a tentacle of a stinging cell animal?
it gets stung
Where Are the Stinging Cells of a Jellyfish Located?
The stinging cells in a jellyfish are located in it's tentacles.
Do sponges have stinging cells?
No, most cnidarians have stinging cells, not sponges.
What is the difference between tentacles and stinging cells?
Stinging cells are cells that "sting" and pour toxins into the bloodstream, and tentacles are long appendages that have no relation whatsoever to stinging cells.
Stinging cells are in what phylum?
Usually stinging cells belong to the phylum Cnidaria
How will a jellyfish respond to touch?
If a jellyfish is touched in or on its bell, a typical response would be to swim away from whatever touched it. If a jellyfish's tentacle is touched, the touch will cause stinging cells to fire, and the jellyfish then typically responds by attempting to touch whatever touched its tentacle with more tentacles, thereby paralyzing or killing potential prey.
