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What are diploblastic animals?
What are diploblastic animals?
Diploblastic animals have two germ layers, the ectoderm and endoderm, and lack specialized organs and a central nervous system.
What is found between the ectoderm and endoderm in diploblastic animals?
What is found between the ectoderm and endoderm in diploblastic animals?
A jelly-like mesoglea or mesenchyme, which is non-cellular.
How do diploblastic animals transport substances and transmit nerve impulses?
How do diploblastic animals transport substances and transmit nerve impulses?
Transport occurs via diffusion, and a neuron net is present instead of a central nervous system.
What are the two layers present in the body of diploblastic animals?
What are the two layers present in the body of diploblastic animals?
How do diploblastic animals transport substances in their bodies?
How do diploblastic animals transport substances in their bodies?
What is the nervous system like in diploblastic animals?
What is the nervous system like in diploblastic animals?
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Diploblastic Animals
Diploblastic Animals
Animals with only two germ layers: ectoderm and endoderm. They lack complex organs and a central nervous system.
Mesoglea
Mesoglea
A non-cellular, jelly-like layer found between the ectoderm and endoderm in diploblastic animals.
Diffusion
Diffusion
Substances are moved around in the body of diploblastic animals by this process.
Neuron Net
Neuron Net
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Ectoderm
Ectoderm
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Endoderm
Endoderm
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