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Porifera (Sponges)

Sponges are very diverse invertebrates that live under the sea. They come in a large variety of colors, shapes and structural complexities.

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Is a sponge organic?

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Sponges are commonly referred as an organism, because it is made up of more than one cell. Microorganisms normally only have one cell, single-celled organism, so a sponge would be a multicelled organism, or just a normal organism.,

Where does the yellow boring sponge live?

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The Boring Yellow Sponge: Gaylord Stuart McIrvington, lives in Witchitaw Lake, Wisconsin and is a professional "put glue on your fingers and slowly pull them apart" technician.

Spongebob Squarepants, lives in a pineapple under da sea. Possibly in the Pacific. I Think. At least, that's where he gets his mail, and hangs out 99.999% of the time. WHY CAN'T HE LEAVE SQUIDWARD ALONE???????

The Boring Yellow Sponge: Gaylord Stuart McIrvington, lives in Witchitaw Lake, Wisconsin and is a professional "put glue on your fingers and slowly pull them apart" technician.

Spongebob Squarepants, lives in a pineapple under da sea. Possibly in the Pacific. I Think. At least, that's where he gets his mail, and hangs out 99.999% of the time. WHY CAN'T HE LEAVE SQUIDWARD ALONE???????

What members of porifera are diploblastic?

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Porifera (sponges) have no specialized cells. To be diploblastic animal phyla must have a minimum of two cell layers referred to as ectoderm and endoderm. The absence of these cell types make it impossible for any members of porifera to be diploblastic.

What are examples of poriferan animals?

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Sponges
Sponges.
basket sponge

How does a sponge take in nutrients?

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By sucking in their food or eating it

What type of symmetry do phylum porifera have?

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Phylum Porifera sponges have radial symmetry.

Why is the sponge considered the simplest animal?

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because it is not bilaterally simmetrical.

Is a sponge a fish?

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According to my calculations, a sponge is similar to a fish but is not quite a fish.

How many pores do a sea sponge have?

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This answer is unlimited. All sponges are different sizes, and each species has variations on the number of pores. Sponges are only made of spongin, a network of webbed collagen. Pores are only gaps in the spongin where water is forced through. As you may already know, squeezing a sponge expels the water from all locations of the sponge. Therefore, water can travel through all parts of the sponge. You may consider every gap in the spongin to be a pore. This number cannot be recorded, as it varies greatly throughout all sponges.

What sponges do the longger head sea turtles eat?

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sponges capture bacteria, plankton,and other tiny organic particles.

How does a sponge get energy?

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a sea sponge uses energy when mating and filtering food :)

What are the two main functions of spikes on sponges?

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To protect the sponge's body.

What is the most complex canal system of sponges?

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Its the little tunnels that let in and release water

What adaptations do phylum porifera have that are unique?

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Unique stuctures of Phylum Porifera include

1 : Spicules which may be calcarious or silicious .

2 : Canl system , which may be asconoid , syconoid or leucon type .

3 Spongin fibers in some fresh water sponges .

Are phylum porifera heterotrophs?

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No!

it doesn't feed on plants. An example is a sponge. They don't feed on plants, they feed on little bacteria and plankton swimming in the water.

What is the function of an amebocyte in a sponge?

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Analyzing concepts how is it possible for a population of sponges, which are sessile animals to disperse

How do sponges respond to stimuli?

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Sea horses along with other aquatic animals respond to stimuli, but very differently. No one realy knows or has studied the behavior patterns and or responses to different stimuli.

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Do sea sponges camouflage?

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mollusk can camouflage such as snails clams and squids

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Would you expect to find a fossil sponge?

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yes because their are lots of them so you would find some

How does water enter the body of a sponge?

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When a sponge is submerged in water, the water enters the sponge through the tiny holes in the sponge. The sponge fills up with water, as a balloon fills with air, only not as visibly. When you squeeze the sponge, the water exits that sponge through the tiny holes...exactly the opposite of how it entered! Tada! :)

What is the harmful effect of phylum porifera?

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Neofibularia nolitangere or the "touch-me-not" sponge (found in the bahamas) can cause sever skin rash/burn/numbness if it comes in contact with your bare hands

What kingdom are sponges in and why?

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Because they cannot make their own food, they must eat other organismd to get nutrients