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Sponges lack a true body cavity.
Sponges exhibit radial symmetry.
Sponges lack true tissues.
Sponges are autotrophs.
Sponges have a true coelom.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 12y agolike plants, adult sponges stay in one place , but unlike plants sponges must take food into their bodies to live. they can not make their own food like plants do. this puts them into the same kingdom as animals.
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∙ 12y agoBecause they don't perform photosynthesis, they are actually tiny animals!
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Benthos are organisms that live?
Benthic animals live in the benthic zone of the ocean. These animals include corals, sponges, anemones, jellyfish, mollusks, and other animals.
How do sponges ingest food?
sponges feed through their pores or holes, their pores create a current pulling food into the central cavity of the sponge. the food sticks to the collar cells that lines the central cavity, there the amoebocytes pick up the food and digest it, carrying the nutrients to the other cells.summary:porescollar cellsamoebocytesother cells.
Why do types of plants and animals that are found on different sides of the same mountain range might differ?
I believe that the temperature may affect the animals and plants.
What is better for modeling that causes an earthquake two sponges rubbing against each other or a bowl of jiggling gelatin?
a
Why animals prefer tropical habitat?
Tropical animals do. Other animals prefer other habitats.
Sponges differ from the rest of the animals because?
Sponges are an oceanic animal too. So he fits in with all of the other Spongebob characters. I hope this helped(:
How do sponges create other sponges?
they can't. they are sessile animals therefore they cannot disperse.
Can sea sponges be homes to other animals?
yes it can be
What is sponges plants or animals?
Sponges are animals of the phylum Porifera
How do sponges benefit other marine animals?
By providing a habitat
Are sponges autotrophs?
No. Sponges are animals, which are heterotrophic.
What species are sponges?
Sponges are animals of the phylum Porifera.
Why are sponges considered to be an evolutionary dead end?
No other animals are believed to have evolved from sponges, thus they win the title of "an evolutionary dead end."
What behaviors do sponges inherit?
What kind of behaviors do sponges inherit sponges inherit behaviors such as courtship, having baby sponges, and the features of the parents
What group are sponges divided into?
Sponges are animals of the phylum Porifera
What are the primary characteristics of animals that are not exhibited in sponges?
Sponges do have some differentiated cells that have different functions but they don't have true tissues like all other animals and plants do. Even though they're included in the Animal kingdom they also symmetry, which most other animals have.
Why are collar cell important in classifying sponges as animals?
why are collar cells important in classifying sponges as animals
