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Cnidarians
Program
Objectives
Topics
Covered
Pricing
Come explore the magnificent
underwater world of the Cnidarians, an ancient yet
successful group of animals that include colorful corals,
strange sea anemones, and elegant jellyfish.
Creative animations and illustrations bring to life the
unusual strategies the members of the phylum use to eat,
move, reproduce, and survive. Customize your review of the
Cnidarians by choosing specific
interactive lesson modules or by taking the pre- and
post-tests in this fascinating program.
Topics covered on this program:
Evolutionary history - what makes a Cnidarian an
animal - phylum Cnidaria characteristics - primitive
versus advanced features - polyp and medusa body types -
tentacles - nerve nets - specialized muscular cells -
colonies - digestion - lifecycles - the Anthozoans - the
Hydrozoans - the Scyphozoans - the Cubazoans.
Presentation
The Presentation portion of this program includes
audio-narrated scenes featuring the content from the
objectives.
Interactive Lessons
Students can work through different activities that
directly reinforce the information learned in the
Presentation.
Program Objectives
I.
Introduction
A. Phylum Cnidaria
B. Definition of Animal
C. Invertebrates and
Vertebrates
II. Phylum
Cnidaria Characteristics
A. 'Primitive' vs.
'Advanced'
B. Radial Symmetry
C. Tissue Level of
Organization
1. Epidermal and
Gastrodermal Layers
2. Mesoglea
D. Sac-like Body
E. Polyp and Medusa Body
Types
F. Tentacles
G. Cnidocyte Cells
1. Trigger and
Mechanism
2. Tactile and Chemical
Stimuli
3. Incorporated by
Other animals
H. Nerve Net
1. Protoneurons
2. Sensory Cells
I. Epitheliomuscular and
Nutritive-muscular Cells
J. Digestion
K. Summary
III. Phylum
Cnidaria Members
A. Anthozoans
1. Coral Reef and Coral
Island Colonies
a. Hermatypic Coral
Exoskeletons
b. Mutualism with
Single-Cell Algae
2. Thorny Corals, Sea
Fans, and Sea Pens
3. Internal Structures
of Corals
a. Septa
b. Acontia Threads
4. Sea Anemones
a. Mobility
b. Hydrostatic
Skeleton
c. Asexual
Reproduction
d. Sexual
Reproduction
e. Fertilization
f. Life Cycle
B. Hydrozoans
1. Hydroids
a. Colony Structures
b. Gastrozooids and
Gonaugiums
c. Life Cycle
2. Hydras
a. Mobility
b. Asexual
Reproduction
c. Sexual
Reproduction
3. Portuguese Man-of
Wars
C. Scyphozoans and
Cubazoans
1. External Structures
2. Rhopalium
a. Statocyst
b. Ocellus
3. Internal Structure
a. Gastric Pouches
b. Radial and Ring
Canals
4. Life Cycle
IV. Conclusion
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Pricing:
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