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Sponges to not have spines (backbones) and are therefore not vertebrates.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 14y agoBecause they have no backbone.
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Is a Sponge vertebrate or invertebrate?
it is an invertebrate.
Is sponge bob a vertebrate or invertebrate?
Sponges are invertebrate, to answer the question properly.
Is an sponge a vertebrate or an invertebrate?
yes sponges are invertebrate animals without backbone
What is this porifera about?
Porifera is about the invertebrate animals i.e sponges
What are some names for sponges?
an invertebrate because they have no backbone.
Is a sponge a water animal a vertebrate or invertebrate?
Sponges are invertebrates
What is the evolutionary order of invertebrate phyla?
The evolutionary order of invertebrate phyla are sponges, cniderians, and bilaterians. The origin of invertebrate phyla begin in the Precambrian times.
Is a sponge an invertebrate or an vertebrate?
no it as an invertebrateVertebrate means that the animal has a backbone. The Sponge (Phylum Porifera) does not have a backbone therefore it would be classified as an invertebrate.
Are sponges invertebrates or vertebrates?
Yes. Any animal without a backbone is an invertebrate. A sponge is a invertebrate because it has no backbone.
What kind of invertebrates that have no organs?
sponges are one invertebrate group which has no mouth, stomachs or other organs
Which invertebrate animals have bodies shaped like a sack with openings at the top - sponges or cnidarians?
Cnidarians.
Are spnges and cnidarians verebrate or invertebrate?
I assume you mean sponges, and they are obviously invertabrates (they lack a back bone).
