SCIENCE
ZOOLOGY
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Question
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A colony of organisms with 4 polyps
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A solitary organism
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None of the above
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -It is actually a colony of numerous organisms called polyps (or zooids ) that are so specialized that they cannot live without each other. Four main types of polyps make up the man-of-war. One individual polyp becomes the large gas filled float (pneumatophore) that sits horizontally on the surface of the ocean.
Detailed explanation-2: -A Portuguese man-of-war is actually a colony of individual organisms called polyps.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Portuguese man of war is a common name for Physalia physalis. It is an aquatic hydrozoan found in the Indian ocean and the Atlantic ocean. It resembles jelly-fish in its shape but is very different from it. Physalia are siphonophores which is a class of Hydrozoans and is a colonial organism.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Portuguese man-of-war is a floating hydrozoan. It is actually a colony consisting of four types of polyps: a pneumatophore, or float; dactylozooids, or tentacles; gastrozooids, or feeding zooids; and gonozooids which produce gametes for reproduction. Cnidocytes (stinging cells) are located in the tentacles.
Detailed explanation-5: -Did you know? The Portuguese Man O’War is named after the 18th Century armed sailing ship-as its believed they look like one at full sail. Its other name is Floating Terror!