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Obelia, a cnidarian, exhibits metagenesis where polyps reproduce asexually and medusae reproduce sexually.
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Cnidoblasts (stinging cells) in cnidarians are used for defense and capturing prey by injecting toxins.
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Spongilla is a freshwater sponge, whereas Sycon and Euspongia are marine sponges.
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Reptiles are uricotelic, meaning they excrete uric acid, not urea.
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Mammals have a complete double circulation, meaning oxygenated and deoxygenated blood do not mix.
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Mammals are warm-blooded (homeothermic), not cold-blooded (poikilothermic).
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Cnidarians digest food partially in the gastrovascular cavity (extracellular digestion), and further digestion occurs inside cells (intracellular digestion).
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Cnidarians have an incomplete digestive system with a single opening serving as both mouth and anus.
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Sponges (Phylum Porifera) exhibit intracellular digestion as they lack a digestive cavity.
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Frogs undergo indirect development with a larval stage (tadpole) that metamorphoses into an adult.
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Mammals have a four-chambered heart, not a three-chambered one.
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Both birds and mammals are warm-blooded (endothermic), meaning they maintain a constant internal body temperature.
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