Cnidaria Reading

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  • Points 14

Answer these questions from the Cnidarian Structure and Function reading: https://www.ck12.org/book/ck-12-biology-advanced-concepts/section/15.9/ Links to an external site. 

  1. Explain the general nervous system of cnidarians, and describe several features specific to the nervous system of jellyfish.
  2. In considering the features of both body forms of cnidarians, can you think of some of the advantages for an organism that is capable of switching between the two forms?
  3. Describe the two distinct cnidarian body forms, and explain what is meant by “alternation of generations.”
  4. What functions does the coelenteron have?
  5. How do coral colonies form?
  6. What is particular about hydrozoan colonies?
  7. What are some differences between scyphozoans and cubozoans?
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