Porifera

Cnidaria

Annelida

Mollusca

Arthropoda

BodyPlan

Asymmetrica
lcentral
cavity

Radially
Symmetrical,
gastrovascular
cavity

Not
Symmetrical

Not
Symmetrical,
foot,mantle,
shell,visceral
mass

Not
symmetrical,
Segmented
(head,
thorax,
abdomen)

Feeding

Filterfed,sift
microscopic
food
particles
fromwater,
intracellular

Paralyzes
prey,pullsit
intomouthand
gastrovascular
cavity,
extracellular

Rangefrom
filterfeeders
topredators,
predators:
extends
pharynxand
press
against
surrounding
sediments
filterfed:fan
water
through
tubelike
burrowsand
catchfoodin
mucousbag

Herbivores,
carnivores,
filterfeeders,
detritivores,
orparasites,
radulais
flexible,
tongueshap
estructureto
feed,jawis
usedtofeed,
poisonto
subdueprey,
siphonisa
tubelike
structurethat
waterflows
intothegills
throughand
wastegoes
out

Herbivores,
carnivores,
or
omnivores,
their
mouthparts
helpcrushor
holdfood

Respiration

Oxygen
dissolvedin
water,
diffusesinto
the
surrounding
cells

Diffusion
throughcell
walls

Breathe
throughgills

Mantlecavity
usedfor
respiration,
aquatic
mollusca
havegills,
land
mollusca
havelarge
surfacearea
inmantle
cavityto
respire

Breathe
through
tracheal
tubes,leaves
tracheal
tubesto
spiracles
whichare
openingon
theside

Circulation

No

Diffusion

closed

Circulatory

Open

circulatory
system

throughcell
walls

circulation
system
whereblood
circulates
throughtwo
majorblood
vessels

system
eitheropen
orclosed,
bloodis
pumped
through
vesselsbya
heart,blood
leaves
vesselsand
goesinto
different
sinuses,
bloodgoes
through
sinustogills
ormantle
cavitytoget
oxygenand
exchange
carbon
dioxide,
closedis
whenall
bloodiskept
vessels

circulatory
system,
heartpumps
blood
through
arteries,
bloodenters
branches
thatgoesto
tissues,
bloodleaves
thevessels
andgoesto
cavitiesand
goesback
intoheart

Excretion

Waste
Diffusion
diffusesinto throughcell
waterand
walls
carriedaway

Digestive
wastegoes
outanusat
endof
digestive
tract,cellular
wastehas
nitrogenand
iseliminated
bynephridia

Cellsrelease
nitrogen
wasteinthe
formof
ammonia,
tubeshaped
nephridia
remove
ammonia
andreleases
it

Excretes
waste
through
Malpighian
tubesthat
aresaclike
organsthat
extracts
wastefrom
bloodand
addsitto
feces,
diffusion
removes
cellular
waste

Response

Nonervous
system,
produce

Nervous
system
containsa

Rangesfrom Well
simple
developed
nervous
nervous

Nervenet,
special
sensory

Reproductio
n

toxinsfor
protection

cells,
statocytes
determine
directionof
gravity,
Ocelli
detectslight

brainand
several
nervecords

Sexualor
asexual,
internal
fertilization

Sexualand
asexual,
external
fertilization

Sexual,two
Sexual,
differentsexes, external
hermaphrodite
fertilization
s

system
fewnerve
cordsand
simplesense
organsto
highly
developed
nervous
system
which
contain
brains

systemwith
acentral
brain,two
nervousthat
encirclethe
esophagus
connectthe
braintoa
ventralcord,
thecord
contains
nervecells
Sexual,
external
fertilization