Below is a chart I'm trying to fill out for Invertebrates. I wanted to know if...

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Below is a chart I'm trying to fill out for Invertebrates. Iwanted to know if my answers are correct, and if you can help mefill in the sections that I didn't understand (the blank parts).Thank you!

Characteristic

Cnidaria

Nematoda

Platyhelminthes

Arthropoda

Annelida

Porifera

Echinodermata

Protostome/mouth

Eumatozoa

Protostome

Protostome

Protostome

Protostome

Parazoa

Deuterostome

Radial symmetry

Radial

bilateral

bilateral

bilateral

bilateral

No symmetry (only sponges)

radially symmetrical

Monoecious

Budding

Dioecious

Monoecious

Dioecious

Both Monoecious and Dioecious

Monoecious

Dioecious

Cuticle/exoskeleton

hydroskeleton

hydrostatic

hydroskeleton

exoskeleton

hydroskeleton

Endoskeleton of spicules

dermal endoskeleton

Filter feeder

Yes

Tentacles

Yes

Compound eyes

compound eyes

Metamerism

unsegmented

unsegmented

unsegmented

segmented

segmented

unsegmented

unsegmented

Closed circulatory sytem

Neither open or closed

Neither open or closed

Neither open or closed

Open

Closed

Closed

Open

Habitat (marine)

Marine animals

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Characteristic Cnidaria Nematoda Platyhelminthes Arthropoda Annelida Porifera
Protostome/mouth Protostome Protostome Protostome Protostomes Protostomes None
Radial symmetry Radial Bilateral Bilateral Bilateral Bilateral Asymmetrical
Monoecious Both Monoecious and Dioecious Both Monoecious and Dioecious Monoecious Dioecious Both Monoecious and Dioecious Monoecious
Cuticle/exoskeleton Absent Present Absent Exoskeleton of chitin Present Present
Filter feeder Present Present Present Present Present Present
Tentacles Present Present Present Present Present Present
Compound eyes Simple eyes Simple eyes Simple eyes Compound eyes Compound eyes Absent
Metamerism Present Present Absent Present Present Absent
Closed circulatory system Absent Absent Absent Open Closed Absent
Habitat (marine) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

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