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Sponges
porifera notes
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Biology
7th Grade
04/23/2012

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where do most live?
Definition
water (they are marine animals)
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which characteristic of all animals do sponges not possess?
Definition
they are sessile- they can not move
Term
what type of symmetry do they have?
Definition
they are asymetrical
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how do they reproduce?
Definition
they can reproduce both sexually and asexually
sexually: internal fertilization (hermaphrodites)
asexually: budding
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They do not have a gut. How do they eat?
Definition
they are filter feeders. they have pores that pump the water into the sponge. then collar cells filter food from the water and digest it. the water is expelled through a top opening.
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what do collar cells do?
Definition
they filter the water and provide sponges food from this filtered water.
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