Invertebrates
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Sponges
Sponge - one type of animal that filters the water it lives in to get food.
Example - Venus-Flower Basket,
Characteristics
- reproduce asexually
- gets food from environment around it.
- between inner and outer layer there is a jelly-like layer
- grow at almost any depth
- grow on hard surfaces
- filters water to get its food
- 5000 known species
-no real digestive system
Adaptation - body is a network of tiny pores and canals that allow water to filter through to obtain food because they don’t move.
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Segmented Worms
Segmented Worms - made up of different segments
Example: earthworms
Characteristics
- segments
- five tubes act as a heart
- has a brain
- eats soil
Adaptation - is able to eat through the ground
What is the major difference between an earthworm and other worms?
Body is made up of segments
http://biology.tutorvista.com/organism/invertebrates.html?view=simple
Flatworms
Flatworm - flatworms have a flat body
Example: Planarians
Characteristics
- it has a flattened body
- live in water
- very small
- reproduce with sex organs
- eyes on top of head
Adaptation - regenerates body parts
What characteristics do all flatworms share?
Flat bodies
http://www.thefeaturedcreature.com/2012/02/ribbon-in-sea-red-tipped-flatworm.html
Roundworms
Roundworm - round and tubelike
Example: hookworm
Characteristics
-tube like body
- really small
- reproduces with sex organs
Adaptation - has a nervous systemn
How do roundworms and flatworms differ?
Round worms Have a digestive system