Porifora (sponges)

Cnidoria (jellyfish)

Mollusca (squid)

Arthropod (grasshopper) Ehinodermata (seaurchin) Chordata (fishes, etc.)

have no specialized

no special tissues or

has some organs and a has a complete

has special cells and

special cells and

special cells and systems special cells and

tissues or organs; no

organs, or specialized

digestive system

digestive system

systems to survive

systems for everything

for everything

systems for everything

specialized systems

systems

Germ Layers

none

two germ layers

three germ layers

three germ layers

three germ layers

three germ layers

three germ layers

three germ layers

three germ layers

Symmetry

none; asymmetrical

radial symmetry

bilateral symmetry

bilateral symmetry

bilateral symmetry

bilateral symmety

bilateral symmetry

radial symmetry

bilateral symmetry

Cephalization

none

none

has some nerve cells in has nerve cells and

nerve cells and a

has many systems that

has many systems that

nerve cells and a water

have well developed

its head

digestive system

help it survive

help it survive

vascular system that

nervous systems that

Levels of Organization

Platyheminths (planaria) Nematodes(roundworms Annelids (earthworms)

other specialized cells

carries out every function start in brain and carry

out messages thru body
Body Cavity

none

none

none

pseudoceol

coelom

coelom

coelom

coelom

Segmentation

none

none

none

none

all along body

two- head and "tail"

head, thorax, and

yes- have same functions yes- head, body, tail

abdomen

in every arm

Digestive System

no digestive system, but same as sponge, every has a digestive cavity

has a complete digest-

has a complete digestive complete digestive

full digestive system with

pumps food and nutrien- -thing enters and exits

with only one opening;

ive system with a mouth ive system with a mouth but uses one opening

system with a mouth an system with a mouth and

two openings

ts through osculum, or

everything enters and

and anus

and anus

anus

has a circulatory

has and open circulatory has three hearts and

has a closed circulatory have skin gills for a gas

system

system and a heart

through body cavity

its body cavity

Circulation

has a complete digest-

has a complete system

to eat and excrete

exits through it

system carries it out

no circulatory system,

none, circulates water

no circulatory system

uses osculum to circul-

through body

circulates water through system

ate nutrients and other

anus- water vascular

body

closed circulatory
system

have open circulatory

exchange, and use water system

vascular system

necessities
Respiration

no respiratory system,

none, water circulates

none; water circulates

breathes through tiny

breathes through holes

uses osculum to circul-

through body

through body

holes in skin

in skin

has gills

breathes through holes

have skin gills for gas

in body

exchange, and use water

ulate what the sponge

have gills and lungs

vascular system

needs to survive
Excretion

excretes waste through excretes waste through exretes waste through

exretes waste through

excretes waste through excretes through mouth excretes through anus

exctretes through anus

the osculum

anus

anus

and holes in tube feet

the body cavity

body cavity

excretes through anus

and skin gills

Nervous System

none

none, has stinging cells has definite nerve cells

has nerve cells around

has nerve cells around

has nerve cells all

has nerve cells and has nerve cells that surround

has nerve cells and

on tentacles and arms

body

body

around body

feelers to feel and touch mouth and go out to feet

system

reproduce sexually

reproduce sexually

reproduce sexually

reroduce sexually

reproduce sexually

muscles, no skeleton

no skeleton, but has a

has hard outer shell

have and endoskeleton, o inner skeleton and

in head

to get prey
Reproduction

release sperm into the

polyps reproduce

water the sperm swim

asexually, medusas rep reproduction

have sexual and asexual reproduce sexually

into another sponge and -roduce sexually

fertilize the egg inside
Support (Skeleton)

have spicules that

build the skeletal
system

have a water skeleton

has muscles, but no

skeleton

muscles, no skeleton

small cartilage support

for back

internal skeleton

backbone