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Is sponge a fungi?
Because we wanted to call them sponges. Sponges belong to the animal kingdom since they are heterotrophic. Fungi derive food from breaking doown orgainc material in soil. Sponges feed on existing material. This is the difference.
Why are adult sponges said o be sessile animals?
meaning that they live their entire adult life attached to a single spot. Meaning they're attached to some surface.
Which animals have pores?
Phylum Porifera (latin for 'pore-bearing). Commonly known as sponges.
What class is a sea sponge in?
Sponges are classified as "animals" of the phylum Porifera. However, they have several characteristics in common with plants. Most have no specialized tissues or organs, and depend on the flow of sea water to provide oxygen and nutrients.
What group of animals does not go through the gastrula stage?
It's commonly believed that sponges are a group of animals that don't go through the gastrula stage. However, some scientists disagree and believe that sponges do go through gastrulation.
What primary characteristics of animals are not exhibited by the poriferans?
Poriferans (sponges) lack many common characteristics of animals such as a head or a mouth. Typically poriferans do not have eyes, ears, as well as other sense organs. Poriferans do not possess major organs such as heart, stomach, muscles, or even a nervous system.
What primary characteristics of animals are not exhibited by the porferans?
Poriferans, or sponges, lack several primary characteristics of animals, including true tissues and organs, which distinguishes them from more complex animal forms. They also do not possess a nervous system or muscles, leading to a lack of coordinated movement. Additionally, poriferans are primarily sessile, meaning they remain fixed in one place, unlike most animals that exhibit mobility. Their body structure is simple, consisting of a porous body with specialized cells for filtering water rather than organized systems found in other animal groups.
What makes sponges animals and not plants?
Sponges are heterotrophic, which is a characteristic of an animal and not a plant. Sponges are also multicellular, are made up from cells without cell walls, characteristics of the kingdom Animalia and NOT Plante.
What is sponges plants or animals?
Sponges are animals of the phylum Porifera
Are sponges autotrophs?
No. Sponges are animals, which are heterotrophic.
Why did early naturalists mistake sponges for plants instead of animals?
Early naturalists mistakenly classified sponges as plants instead of animals because sponges lack typical animal characteristics such as organs, tissues, and mobility. Additionally, sponges were often found attached to rocks or other surfaces, resembling plants rooted in the ground. This led to the initial confusion in classification.
What is a sponge (its characteristics)?
Some characteristics of sponges are that they are invertebrate animals. They normally are asymmetrical. They never have tissues or organs. They feed through filter feeding. They reproduce asexually and sexually.
What are sponges characteristics?
they are squishey
What species are sponges?
Sponges are animals of the phylum Porifera.
What group are sponges divided into?
Sponges are animals of the phylum Porifera
Why are collar cell important in classifying sponges as animals?
why are collar cells important in classifying sponges as animals
Are mushrooms and sponges fungi?
Mushrooms and toadstools are examples of fungi. Sponges are animals of the phylum Porifera. In biological terms, fungi form a kingdom. Plants have a separate kingdom. Animals have a separate kingdom.
