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What is the name of the tiny pores in a sponge through which water is absorbed?
ostium
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
What are pores and where are pores on a sponges body?
Allow materials to enter and leave the sponge
I have a science experiment to do. How do you do a sponge absorbency project?
Oh that's quite simple. Find a sponge and get a bowl. Put the sponge in the water and explain how the pores in the sponge suck in the water as you put pressure on it. As you squeeze it explain that the pores release the water through them.
How are the pores is a sponge connected?
In a sponge, the pores are connected through a system of canals and chambers that allow water to flow in and out. Water enters through the ostia (small pores) and travels through these interconnected channels, eventually exiting through the osculum, a larger opening. This arrangement facilitates the sponge's feeding and respiration processes, as water brings in nutrients and oxygen while removing waste products. The structural organization of these pores and canals is crucial for the sponge's overall function and survival.
What does the movement of water through a sponge provide for the sponge?
Water is held in the sponge until it is released.
The collar cells draw water through the sponge's many pores and into the internal cavity of the sponge by beating their?
flagella
Where does water enter a sponge through?
tiny "whips" on the cells inside a sponge draw water in through the pores of thesponge. Food is then removed from the water before it leaves through the opening at the top of the sponge .
Does the size of the sponge affect the amount of water absorbed?
The size of a sponge does affect the amount of water absorbed. The bigger the sponge the more water absorbed.
What are the pores of a sponge called?
Small pores of sponges are called ostia through which water enters while a large pore through which water exits is called osculum .
How do you use the word permeable in sentence?
Something that is permeable has pores through which gas or liquid may pass or be absorbed through. An example would be, "A sponge is permeable because it can absorb water." or "Some cellular membranes are permeable."
How do sponges feed respire and excrete?
"clean" water and "waste" water in a sponge are all the same. Their bodies allow constant flow of water, there is no beginning and end to a sponge; thus technically waste water leaves a sponges body through its many pores.
