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What do sponges breathe?

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What do yellow tube sponges breathe with?

porifera


Can sponges live on land?

I don't believe so, because sponges are water creatures and depend on water to keep them moist and alive, and water is how they breathe.


How does the grantia sponge breathe?

SPonges have no respiratory or excretory organs; these functions are preformed by diffusion.


Do sponges require oxygen to breath?

Sponges do not breathe as lungs are required to do so. Sponges do need oxygen to survive, as it is a vital component of aerobic cellular respiration. Cellular respiration is a means of the creation of energy (more specifically ATP) for cells.


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.


How does the glass rope sponge defend its self?

sponges use toxins to repel would be predators


Do sea sponges die?

Yes , but they mostly die of people pulling them out of the water which is where they get their oxygen. When sea sponges are born they move through the water until they find a spot then they stay there for years if someone pulls them out of their spot or out of the water then they instantly die.


How does porifera breathe?

First of all, porifera do not breathe: they respire. Oxygen diffuses through the cells


Are sea sponges decomposers?

No, sea sponges are not decomposers. Sponges are filter feeders.


Does sponges a sponge get oxegyn from water?

Water is brought through cilia-lined pores into the hollow cavity of the sponge. As water passes through the pores, the cilia trap oxygen to breathe


Do sponges have unicellular in them?

no sponges are not unicellular.


Are sponges parasitic?

No, sponges are not parasitic.