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Why porifera are considered as animal inspite of that they are non-motile?
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∙ 11y ago
Most of the porifera (sponges) have a larval form that IS motile. They can reproduce asexually, a piece of sponge can grow into a whole new sponge. But they also reproduce sexually which produces a larva and not a spore or 'seed' that grows into a new sponge.
The porifera can not produce their own food as plants do. They 'prey' on miniscule plants and animals which they filter from the water passing thru their PORES. Therefore they are animals and not plants.
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What meaning of phylum porifera?
Porifera (pōrĭf'ərə) [Lat.,=pore bearer], animal phylum consisting of the organisms commonly called sponge. It is the only phylum of the animal subkingdom Parazoa and represents the least evolutionarily advanced group of the animal kingdom. All adult sponges are sessile (nonmotile), and nearly all are marine; there are four families of freshwater sponges. Sponges are subdivided into three classes.
What animal are is a porifera?
Sponges
Where in your home might you find a product that is made from an animal of the phyllum porifera?
The kitchen. Porifera are sponges.
What kind of animal belongs to porifera?
Sponges
What is the common animal name for a Porifera?
sponge
What animal phylum is the least complex?
The phylum Porifera, which includes sponges, is considered to be the least complex in terms of organization and cell specialization. Sponges lack true tissues and organs, making them simple in structure compared to other animal phyla.
When washing the dishes you most likely used an animal from the phylum?
If you used a natural sponge, you used an animal from the phylum Porifera, which is the sponge phylum.
What is meant by the term porifera?
pore bearing animal.
What animal besides the sponge are in phylum porifera?
Choanoflagellites
Which animal do not develop hypertension inspite of heavy intake of salt?
sheep
Is a sponge animal?
Sponges are animals of the phylum Porifera.
Which animal filters food?
Sponges found in the phylum Porifera.
