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Porifera include sponges which have ostia, incurrent canals, and a spongocoel to draw in water and filter feed. Cnidarians like jellyfish have tentacles to catch prey and a mouth that also serves as an anus. Both poriferans and cnidarians play important roles in ecosystems by filtering water and providing shelter or building complex reefs.

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E290 Zool11 LaboratoryExerciseNo.3

Porifera include sponges which have ostia, incurrent canals, and a spongocoel to draw in water and filter feed. Cnidarians like jellyfish have tentacles to catch prey and a mouth that also serves as an anus. Both poriferans and cnidarians play important roles in ecosystems by filtering water and providing shelter or building complex reefs.

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Zool11 (Fundamentals of Zoology)

Exercise No. 3 Parazoans and Simplest Metazoans:


(Phyla Porifera and Cnidaria)
WORKSHEET

Instruction: Answer all activities and guide questions in this worksheet. Submit your
outputs in PDF file to any online platforms like facebook, messenger, e-learning portal, or
to the following emails presented below. Make sure to rename the file as:

Activity 1. View the photo of a prepared slide of a Grantia (Figure 1) and locate the
following parts: Ostia, incurrent canal and spongocoel. (6 points). You can also check this
link to help you with this activity.
https://steemit.com/science/@janeynarzoles1/scienceblogging-1-phylum-porifera

Ostia

Spongocoel

Incurrent Canal

Figure 1. Cross section of Grantia. Circa24. (2013, February 15). Wikimediacommons. Retrieved from
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grantia_Choanocytes_large_g.jpg

Activity 2. (6 points)
Create a flow chart tracing the route of water through the water vascular system in sponges.
You can use this video link as a reference.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swKwTNn8Oz4&feature=emb_logo

OSTIA SPONGOCOEL OSCULUM EXTERIOR

Activity 3. Descibe the functions of the labeled parts. (8 points)


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OA

Figure 2. Jellyfish. Dooley, K. (2010, December 3). flickr. Retrieved from


https://www.flickr.com/photos/12836528@N00/6159273286

Umbrella – provide propulsion for efficient locomotion.


Mouth – where food enters, and also serve as their anus.
Tentacles – used to catch their preys.
Oral Arms – hold the stinging cells which are used to inject venom to their potential prey or
enemy.

Guide questions
1. Fill in the missing information. (4 points)
CLASSES TYPE OF SPICULES EXAMPLES
UNDER PHYLUM
PORIFERA
Calcispongiae Specific parts (possess calcareous Grantia, Scypha
types of spicules)
Hexactinellida Have six-rayed siliceous spicules Euplectella and yellow
Picasso sponge
Demospongiae have siliceous spicules, spongin or Spongia or bath sponge
both

2. Cite one function of poriferans and cnidarians in the ecosystem. (2 points) Answer:
Poriferans – filter bacteria and contamination in water and provide shelter for small
aquatic animals.

Cnidarians – builders of some of the richest and most complex ecosystems on the
planet.

3. Give one example for each class under Phylum Cnidaria. (4 points) Answer:

Anthozoa: Sea Anemones


Scyphozoa: Jellyfish
Cubozoa: Box Jellyfish
Hydrozoa: Portuguese man o’ war

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