What body form do sea jellies exhibit, medusa or polyp? How do they catch their food?

Q: How does the digestive system of a nematode or annelid differ from that of a flatworm? In what ways…

A: The complete digestive system is the tract that has two sorts of openings. One is the mouth from…

Q: What are liver flukes a danger to human welfare? What about tapeworms? Why are tapeworms a problem…

A: Parasites are organisms that live in other organisms of another species. This type of relationship…

Q: What adaptations does the squid exhibit that adapt it to its lifestyle? Would it be a successful…

A: The aquatic animals living on substrate or sediments in the bottom of the water body are termed as…

Q: The cirripedia are used for the purpose of grindng food particles prior to their entry to the…

A: It is an arthropod belonging to the infraclass Cirripedia of the subphylum Crustacea. It is related…

Q: 1. Is there a male or female crayfish? 2. How many swimmerets does a crayfish have? 3. How many…

A: DISCLAIMER: Since you have posted a question with multiple subparts, we will solve the first three…

Q: What external features make scorpions appear so menacing?

A: Scorpions are defined as any of various nocturnal arachnids that belong to the order Scorpionida and…

Q: What are the most important spiders in the United States that are dan-gerous to humans? How does…

A: Spiders belong to the category of arthropods and it is known to produce uric acid from the…

Q: What is the advantage for the lobster to move as a group ?

A: The phenomenon of social aggregation is widely seen in mammals, crustaceans, and birds. These…

Q: Barnacles can move as adults. True or False?

A: Step 1 - False . Barnacles do not move as adults but remain attached to their substratum ( termed as…

Q: What function other than feeding do suckers serve?

A: There are many organisms that have sucker which is a kind of attachment in the body. It is found in…

Q: How is the extracorporeal digestion associated to predation in arachnids?

A: Arachnids refer to joint-legged animals which are invertebrates. Some examples are spiders, ticks,…

Q: What is the function of Jacobson’s organ of snakes?

A: Order Squamata includes snakes, lizards, and amphisbaenians. The snakes are considered as the…

Q: Which of the following prevent large particles form entering the pharynx of ascidians? A. buccal…

A: Ascidicans belongs to the phylum chordata and the subphylum urochordata or Tunicata. They are…

Q: How do ctenophores swim, and how do they obtain food?

A: Ctenophores comprise a phylum of invertebrates that survive in the marine waters worldwide. It is…

Q: which lampreys are parasitic and which are not  in the Great Lakes?

A: The Great Lakes is a series of large interconnected freshwater lakes in the mid-east region of North…

Q: What are the disadvantages of a flatworm’s digestive system having only one opening?

A: Flatworms are a soft-bodied group and are flattened invertebrates. The species of flatworms are…

Q: What are some potential selective advantages of paedomorphosis?

A: Paedomorphosis is a phenomenon in which an adult organism retains larval or juvenile traits. The two…

Q: How do animals with pseudocoelom digest their food?

A: The pseudocoelom is a fluid-filled body cavity lying inside the external body wall  that bathes the…

Q: Why can the amphibiancirculation be classified asdouble and incomplete?

A: The system which is primarily meant for the circulation of substances through body fluids is…

Q: Why might webspinning spiders be considered filter feeders?

A: Filter feeding is a technique mostly used by certain aquatic animals that instead of taking the food…

Q: what are the advantages of FISH ?

A: FISH is a fluorescent in situ hybridization technique which is used to detect numeric anomalies of…

Q: What modification do sea anemones possess that allows food and water to be distributed among the…

A: In the living world, we see a large number of microorganisms, animals and plants. These organisms…

Q: Which amniotes are endothermic? What are some advantages of endothermy?

A: An organism alludes to something living that has a coordinated design, can respond to boosts,…

Q: What specialized cells of tentacles aid in capturing prey?

A: Several organisms such as mollusks, cnidarians, ctenophores, bryozoa, and cestodes contain…

Q: What does a milkweed bugs mouth look like

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Q: What is a tongue worm, and where would it be found?

A: Tongue worms are classified as the members of Pentastomida under the Phylum Arthropoda, because they…

Q: Which of the following prevent large particles form entering the pharynx of ascidians? a. buccal…

A: Ascidiacea, also known as ascidians, tunicates, and sea squirts, is a polyphyletic class of sac-like…

Q: What do Queen angelfish eat and what is there tropic level

A: The queen angelfish is one of the most iconic, brightly colored species on coral reefs of the…

Q: The tapeworm is found in the intestine and of some mammals as what

A: Living beings that make their own food are autotrophs.

Q: What is the purpose of gill slits?

A: Gill slits are defined as the individual openings to  the gills which lack a single outer cover.…

Q: What are poineer species?What is the role of the poineer species?

A: Species refers to group of organisms that can interbreed among themselves to give rise to fertile…

Q: Frogs mouth  Explain the functions of the structures that are part of the frog's mouth such as…

A: Frog generally lives in or near water but in rains it may be found far away from its Natural Habitat…

Q: All of the following are characteristics of annelids except     a coelom.     a complete digestive…

A: Pseudocoelom is not a phylum Annelida trait. Annelids are protostomes that have a series of rings or…

Q: Why do most predators feed crepuscularly?

A: Predators and prey are the relation of organisms that stabilize the ecosystem.

Q: What type of fish scales regenerate fast? What type of aquatic environment they are in?  Are they…

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Q: What modification do sea anemones possess to increase their digestive surface area?

A: Sea anemones belong to the phylum Coelenterata(Cnidaria). They are aquatic, mostly marine, sessile…

Q: how many pairs of walking legs does the class insecta have

A: Within the Phylum Arthropoda there are over 800,000 described species, derived from the Greek…

Q: Which worms can be found in the eye? Which cause blindness?

A: Step 1 Eye worms are most often the type of parasite that may be lodge in an individual’s eyes or…

Q: What are the parts and function of the digestive system of a frog?

A: The digestive system is responsible for breaking down of large food particles into smaller food…

Q: What part do Balanus use to maintain its position in its natural environment? a. Podia b. Suckers…

A: Balanus It refers to the genus of barnacles which belongs to Balanidae family. Their bodies are…

Q: How do terrestrial arthropods of the subphylum Hexapoda impact the world’s food supply? Provide at…

A: Kingdom Animalia contains all animals. It is the largest kingdom of Animalia as compared to other…

Q: If any region of the hydra body column is capable of forming a head, how is head formation…

A: Hydra has its head or mouth (hypostome) at the apical end while the foot is at the distal end. The…

Q: How many swimmerets does your crayfish have? 2. How many rows of gills does the crayfish have? 3.…

A: Crayfish : These are freshwater crustaceans . They breathe through heir feather like gills. They…

Q: In what ways are the special senses of snakes similar to those of lizards, and in what ways have…

A: Introduction: Snakes and lizards belong to the order reptilia and come under Squamata which means…

Q: List at least three features of squid that contribute to their sucess as predators.

A: Mollusca is a phylum that includes marine invertebrates. It is the second-largest phylum after…

Q: Explain the mouth part of cockroaches.

A: Cockroaches are insects belonging to the phylum Arthropoda. They are omnipresent. They mostly prefer…

Q: How do the lancelet and lamprey differ in digestive tract and respiratory system?

A: Lancelet and lampreys are the vertebrate subgroups having a gelatinous body with dorsal nerve cord,…

Q: How can S. aureus cause food intoxication?

A: Staphylococcus aureus produces various types of toxins. Enterotoxins produced by Staphylococcus…

Q: The saber-tooth blenny mimics what other species?

A: Mimicry in biology is the similarity seen in one or more species with respect to physical…

Q: Label accurately the parts of a Hydra ex. basal disk, tentacles, gastrovascular cavity and other…

A: Cnidarians are a group of diploblastic, radially symmetrical animals. They possess special sensory…

Classification of Marine Organisms

Classification is a way of categorizing organisms that enables an easy process of identification of such organisms. All living things are classified by grouping them under specific categories. The grouping is done based on the close relativeness of the organisms. The classification tool requires knowledge of characteristics, differences, and similarities between different organisms.