ZOOLOGY: STUDY GUIDE - Ye. O. Nevedomska - 2013

LECTURE 7. SUBCHINGDOM MULTICELLULAR ANIMALS (Metazoa). PHYLUM CNIDARIA (Cnidaria or Coelenterata)

Self-Assessment Questions

1. Provide a General Overview of the subkingdom Metazoa.

2. What are the key Features of the phylum Cnidaria?

3. Describe The main classes of Cnidarians.

4. In what ways are cnidarians more evolutionary advanced compared to Protozoans?

5. Outline THE ECOLOGICAL AND economic importance of cnidarians.



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