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They "eat" plankton that pass through the pores in the sponge.
They sift the plankton and absorb it.
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How do poriferas move?
Poriferas don't move but the male can float around.
Where do poriferas live?
Poriferas live in all nearly deep water forms, living at depths between 200m and 1000m
Describe the phylum porifera?
The Phylum Porifera consists of the sponges. To make it into the porifera phylum an animal must have no true tissue. Some contain spicules, a skeletal element, and all contain choanocysts, a type of cell, which move water through the porous bodies of poriferas. Porifera also have totipotent cells, which have the cabalitity of changing into whatever type of cell is needed by the organism.
Are poriferas unicellular?
No, they show cellular level of organisation.
Do poriferas have brains?
No, poriferans do not have brains or any other organs.
Are jellyfish classified in kingdom porifera?
No, Porifera isn't a kingdom, it is the phylum of the sponges. Jellyfish belong to the phylum, Cnidaria, which includes jellyfish, corals, sea pens, and sea anemones. Both phylums, as well as six others, belong to the kingdom of Animalia. Poriferas branched the earliest of all the phylums of the Animalia kingdom, before tissues even evolved. Cnidarians branched next, with radial symmetry and two layers of epithelial tissues, but before bilateral symmetry emerged.
How do chordata eat?
what do chordatas eat what do chordatas eat Chordates eat through ingestion, which is closest to humans. This is unlike the other phylum that may use absorption. All of the organisms in the Phylum Chordata are herbivores, omnivores, and carnivores. ^ If you want to knkow what they eat, then I would research certain animals, since there are about 450,000 species. Hope that helped!
Cell specialization in sponges?
False. They don't have well-defined tissues
What eats phylum bryophyta?
Phylum Bryophyta, which includes mosses, liverworts, and hornworts, is eaten by various herbivores such as snails, slugs, insects, and some small mammals. These organisms feed on bryophytes as part of their diet.
What phylum is an echinoderm in?
Echinoderms are the phylum. The phylum is Echinodermata Echinoderms are the phylum. The phylum is Echinodermata Echinoderms are the phylum. The phylum is Echinodermata
Which two phylum principally contain macroscopic algae?
Phylum Phaeophyta and Phylum Rhodophya
What phylum is a toucan?
The toucans phylum is phylum Chordata.
