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Why would spongin and spicules discourage predators from eating sponges?
spongin and spicules are the sponges body support and defence
What is the function of the spongin ans spicules?
spongin is the soft material that makes up a sponge´s skeleton and spicule provides support for the sponge.
What 2 materials may compose a sponge skeleton?
1. spicules (calcium carbonate or silica) 2. spongin (protein)
How spongin and spicules discourage predator from eating sponges?
Spongin and spicules are the sponges body support and defence. They both cover a sponge, and if a predator eats it it will be hurt. It will be hard to eat it, because of the sharpness and roughness of the outside. Well at least in the spicules case.
How do spongin and spicules discourage predators from eating sponges?
Spongin and spicules are the sponges body support and defence. They both cover a sponge, and if a predator eats it it will be hurt. It will be hard to eat it, because of the sharpness and roughness of the outside. Well at least in the spicules case.
Do spongin are made of silica spicules?
According to the online Merriam-Webster dictionary, spongin is a "scleroprotein that is the chief constituent of flexible fibers in sponge skeletons"
What sponges have a skeleton?
Sponges don't have skeletons! They are invertebrates which means the creature doesn't have a backbone, but in this case, it doesn't have a skeleton! (I think this is right, I apologize if it isn't)
Infer how spongin and spicules discourage predators from eating sponges?
They get scared ofrece predators
What type of sponge material supports a sponges body structure?
A network of spongin or spicules.
What is the main difference between the classes Hexactinellida Calcarea and Demospongiae?
In calcarea spicules are calcareous, in hexactinellida spicules are silicious and hexa radiated, in demospongiae spicules are absent but spongin fibres are present. that's why demosponges are used as bathroom sponges
The skeleton of sponges is made of a flexible protein called?
spongin!
What is the role of spicules sponges?
Spicules, like our skeleton, give the sponge structure. Without spicules, Sponge Bob would be Sponge Blob.
