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Do sponges have specialized cells?
it has no muscles thats how it can function
What is the function of choanocytes in reproduction of sponges?
Those cells include a single flagellum that surrounded by a contractile collar of microvilli. The choanocytes are responsible for moving water through the sponge and for obtaining food.
Where is collar cell found?
Choanocytes (also known as "collar cells"). Choanocytes are found dotting the surface of the spongocoel in asconoid sponges and the radial canals in syconoid sponges, but they comprise entirely the chambers in leuconoid sponges.
What name is given to the food-trapping cells of sponges?
Choanocytes
Which term is not associated with sponges?
Of the choices choanocytes, medusa, spicules, or gemmules, Medusa is the option that is not associated with sponges.
Do sponges or cnidarians have a gastovascular cavity?
No, they are from the Phylum Porifera.
What is an ascon?
An ascon is a cavity, in the form of a bag or tube, lined with choanocytes, which forms the structure of sponges.
Why porifera is characterised by choanocytes cells?
choanocyte cells are the cells lining the inner side of the sponges tiny bodies. It plays an important role in material transportation in and out of the sponges.
Are choanocytes significant to a fundamental process for sponges?
The choanocytes move water through the sponge, similar to a digestive tract in higher order mammals. The choanocytes are the primary system for allowing nutrients to be absorbed by the sponge.
What cell type in sponges is responsible for producing the water current through the sponge?
choanocytes are resonsible for current flow and trapping food particles in sponges source: my invertebrate zoology textbook :)
What adaptations does a sponge have for obtaining food?
Sponges are filter feeders and use choanocytes to create a current for food particles to pass through its body.
Why sponge are called hermaphrodite?
sponges are hermaphrodites. Sperm and ova derived from archeocytes or choanocytes which undergo gametogenesis. Cross fertilization and internal fertilization is taken place.
