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Review what you have learned about Placozoa.

In the activity below, read the word or phrase and then think of its definition. When you have an answer, click the card to see the correct answer. If you got it right, click the check mark. If you got it wrong, click the "X" to try that card again.

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cilia

hair-like fibers

phagocytosis

engulfing food particles


pseudopodia

a way of moving by changing body shape

budding

a type of asexual reproduction

fiber cells

located in between the ectoderm and endoderm in T. adhaerens

cylinder cells 

monociliated cells located on the ventral side of T. adhaerens

gland cells 

cells that release digestive enzymes in T. adhaerens

cover cells 

cells located on the dorsal surface of T. adhaerens

fiber cells

located in between the ectoderm and endoderm in T. adhaerens

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In the activity below, drag the key word to the picture that best represents it.

fiber cell



That's correct. Fiber cells are star shaped and aid in T. adhaerens's movement.
Remember, cylinder cells are shaped like cylinders and fiber cells are shaped like stars.
cylinder cell



That's right. You must have recognized this shape as being cylindrical.
Remember, cylinder cells have a cylindrical shape.
cilia
By Foetor acetonicus (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

You're right. You must have noticed the hair-like fibers on some of these cells.
Remember, cilia are hair-like fibers.
gland cell



Good job. You must have remembered that gland cells help the animal digest food.
Remember, gland cells are important for digestion.

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