Invertebrates

Porifera
(Sponge)

Cnidaria
(jellyfish)

Annelida
(earthworm)

Mollusca
(squid)

Arthropoda
(grasshopper
)

radially
symmetrical,
2stagespolyp
andmedusa

Bilateral
symmetry

Segmented
bodiesand
haveatrue
coelom

Bilateral
symmetry

Foot,
mantel,
shell,and
visceral
mass

fewerbody
segments
andhighly
specialized
appendages

BodyPlan

Body
Cavity,
asymmetri
cal

Feeding

FilterFeed natocytes
paralyzetheir
preygoesinto
the
gastrovascular
cavityand
extracellular
digestion

pharynxpumps
foodandsoil
intoesophagus
Movestothe
gizzard

canbe
herbivores
,
carnivores
,filter
feeders,
detritivore
s,or
parasites

has
stomach,
coelom,
cilia,
intestine,
andanus

canbe
herbivores,
carnivores,
oromnivores

have
pincers,
fangs,or
sickle
shapedjaws

Respiration

Relyon
Diffusion
movement throughbody
ofwater
walls
through
bodies,
Diffusion

Aquatic
annelids
breathethrough
gills
Landannelids
breathethrough
theskin

ifaquatic,
thenithas
gillsinside
mantle
cavity

ifnot,the
mantle
cavityis
filledwith
blood
vessels

breathe
througha
networkof
branching
tracheal
tubesand
through
spiracles

Circulation

Doesnt
havea
circulatory

either
openor
closed

open
circulatory
systemwith

Doesnthavea Closed
circulatory
circulatory
system,relies
system

system,
relieson
Diffusion

onDiffusion

Dorsaland
ventralblood
vessels

circulatory
system
witha
simple
heart

aheart

Excretion

Relyon
Diffusion
movement throughbody
ofwater
walls
through
bodies,
Diffusion

Digestivewaste
passesoutthe
anus
Cellularwaste
eliminatedby
nephridia

cells
release
wastethat
has
nitrogenin
formof
ammonia.
Nephridia
removes
ammonia
fromblood

excrete
using
malpighian
tubules

Response

Produce
toxinsthat
make
them
unpalatabl
e,cant
respondto
changesin
environme
nt

Bothforms
havenerve
nets.Have
statocystcells
thathelps
determinethe
directionof
gravity.They
haveOcellito
detectlight

Brainand
severalnerve
cords

nervous
system
varieswith
the
mollusks
Clams
havea
simple
system
while
octopiand
squids
have
complex
systems

haveabrain
andawell
developed
nervous
system

sophisticated
sense
organssuch
aseyestaste
receptors

Reproductio
n

Both
sexual&
asexual,
mostfrom
egg&
sperm,
internal
fertilization

Bothsexual
andasexual
external
fertilization.
Polyp=asexual
(budding)
medusa=
sexual

mostreproduce
sexually
some
hermaphrodites

snailsand
2shelled
mollusks
reproduce
sexually
with
external
fertilization

Tentacled
mollusks
reproduce
sexually

internal
fertilization

somemales
areableto
placesperm
inside
females

others
deposit
sperm
packetthat

with
females
internal
couldpickup
fertilization