Across
- 3. cnidarian feeding style where they prey on other animals
- 4. middle layer of embryonic tissue that gives rise to muscles, the reproductive system and other organs
- 7. feeders animals that eat food particles suspended in the water
- 9. slender, finger-like extensions used to capture and handle food
- 11. unique stinging structures found within cnidocytes
- 13. the cylindrical ciliates larva stage of a cnidarian
- 15. protein that are tough, elastic fibers and makes up a sponges skeleton
- 16. the form of a cnidarian that is bell shaped; like an upside down polyp adpated for swimming
- 18. the form of a cnidarian that attaches with the mouth and tentacles oriented upwards
- 19. type of symmetry cnidarians display
- 20. the tiny pores in the sponge where water enters
- 21. living permanently attach to the bottom or another hard surface
Down
- 1. the large opening at the top of a sponge where water exits
- 2. spawning the releasing of gametes into the water
- 5. sponges are among the structurally _____ multicellular animals
- 6. feeders suspension feeders who filter food particles
- 8. transparent siliceous or calcareous supporting structures of different shapes and sizes
- 10. a grouping of specialized interconnected nerve cells that transmit impulses in all directions
- 12. the term for a drastic change from the larva to a juvenille
- 14. the phylum name for the cnidarians
- 17. the phylum name for the sponges