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Below is a chart I'm trying to fill out for Invertebrates. I wanted to know if my answers are correct, and if you can help me fill in the sections that I didn't understand (the blank parts). Thank you!
Characteristic |
Cnidaria |
Nematoda |
Platyhelminthes |
Arthropoda |
Annelida |
Porifera |
Echinodermata |
Protostome/mouth |
Eumatozoa |
Protostome |
Protostome |
Protostome |
Protostome |
Parazoa |
Deuterostome |
Radial symmetry |
Radial |
bilateral |
bilateral |
bilateral |
bilateral |
No symmetry (only sponges) |
radially symmetrical |
Monoecious |
Budding |
Dioecious |
Monoecious |
Dioecious |
Both Monoecious and Dioecious |
Monoecious |
Dioecious |
Cuticle/exoskeleton |
hydroskeleton |
hydrostatic |
hydroskeleton |
exoskeleton |
hydroskeleton |
Endoskeleton of spicules |
dermal endoskeleton |
Filter feeder |
Yes |
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Tentacles |
Yes |
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Compound eyes |
compound eyes |
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Metamerism |
unsegmented |
unsegmented |
unsegmented |
segmented |
segmented |
unsegmented |
unsegmented |
Closed circulatory sytem |
Neither open or closed |
Neither open or closed |
Neither open or closed |
Open |
Closed |
Closed |
Open |
Habitat (marine) |
Marine animals |
Characteristic | Cnidaria | Nematoda | Platyhelminthes | Arthropoda | Annelida | Porifera |
Protostome/mouth | Protostome | Protostome | Protostome | Protostomes | Protostomes | None |
Radial symmetry | Radial | Bilateral | Bilateral | Bilateral | Bilateral | Asymmetrical |
Monoecious | Both Monoecious and Dioecious | Both Monoecious and Dioecious | Monoecious | Dioecious | Both Monoecious and Dioecious | Monoecious |
Cuticle/exoskeleton | Absent | Present | Absent | Exoskeleton of chitin | Present | Present |
Filter feeder | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
Tentacles | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
Compound eyes | Simple eyes | Simple eyes | Simple eyes | Compound eyes | Compound eyes | Absent |
Metamerism | Present | Present | Absent | Present | Present | Absent |
Closed circulatory system | Absent | Absent | Absent | Open | Closed | Absent |
Habitat (marine) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Hopefully all these are correct. But do comment for any queries.