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How do sponges transform?

Sponges transform by sucking in water, like if you put a sponge in a bowl full of water, some of the water will get sucked in the sponge and the sponge will transform. When you take the sponge out of the bowl and wait for a cople of seconds, all the water that was sucked in, will come out and the sponge will be back the way it was before you put it in the bowl.


How many osculum is in sponges?

osculum - a large opening in a sponge through which water flows out of the sponge. Sponges may have more than one oscula.


Is a sponge a water animal a vertebrate or invertebrate?

Sponges are invertebrates


What do sponges obtain from the water?

they observe water,dirt,dust,and bacteria that the sponge is obtaining


How do sea sponges produce?

Sponges may reproduce sexually and asexually. Most sponges are hermaphrodites, both male and female. In sexual reproduction, the male sponge releases sperm into the water, which travels in the current and then enters a female sponge. After fertilization in the sponge, a larva is released into the water. It floats around for a few days and then sticks to a solid surface to begin its growth into an adult sponge. Sponges are also able to reproduce asexually through budding. A small piece of sponge breaks off and grows into another sponge with DNA identical to the parent sponge.


Is sponge an insulator?

The dead sponges (and the synthetic sponges) we use for cleaning are insulators. Live sponges are conductors because their tissues are saturated with salt water. It is possible to produce many metals in "sponge" form, as these "sponges" are metallic they are conductors. Gold for example is produced in "sponge" form when extracted with Mercury and the mercury is roasted out. This "gold sponge" is then melted and poured in molds to make bulion.


What is the plural of sponge?

The plural of sponge is sponges.


How does a sponge breathe?

Sponges get oxygen by taking water through it's pores. The water moves over cells inside the sponge and oxygen in the water moves into the sponge's cells.


Why does a sponge soak up the most water?

The holes in a sponges actually make it have little pockets that can store water. But sponges are actually a lot more absorbent because of there size. I mean compare a paper towel to a sponge which is bigger in width. The sponge, so its capacity is wider then anything else that can absorb water.


Do sponges live in fresh water?

No because it makes filter-feeding impossible for the sponges No because it makes filter-feeding impossible for the sponges


What is sponge used for?

Sponges have many important uses. The most popular use of the sponge is for domestic purposes. A sponge can be used to soak up water, clean up other water based substances, and cleaning other impervious surfaces.


What are the examples of sponges?

The brown tube sponge Rope Sponge Antergia Blue Callispongia Orange ball sponge boring sponges