Loose Leaf For Integrated Principles Of Zoology
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ISBN: 9781260411140
Author: Cleveland P Hickman Jr. Emeritus, Susan L. Keen, David J Eisenhour Professor PhD, Allan Larson, Helen I'Anson Associate Professor of Biology
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 13, Problem 9RQ
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To explain: The stimulation of feeding behavior in the hydras.
Introduction: The Cnidarians are phylum of simple animals. It includes jellyfish, hydras, corals, and sea anemones. The Cnidarians are divided into major classes, namely the Scyphozoa, Anthozoa, Staurozoa, and Hydrozoa.
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