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19 Cards in this Set
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What phylum are sponges in? |
Porifera |
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What does phylum porifera mean? |
It means pore-bearing |
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Are sponges animals or plants? |
Animals |
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Asymmetrical |
If you cut it in half it will be the same on both sides |
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How to tell the difference between freshwater and saltwater sponges? |
Salt water sponges are colorful and freshwater sponges are green and brown |
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How many named species of sponges are there? |
Approximately 9,000 |
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What is a sponge made of? |
A collection of cells |
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What are the sponges poers called? |
Astia |
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Are sponges unicellular or multicellular? |
Multicellular |
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Pinacocytis |
Cover the exterior surface and some interior surfaces |
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How are sponges classified? |
According to the composition of their skeleton |
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What are you bathing with when using a sponge? |
The skeleton of the sponge |
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What would happen to the ocean if all sponges died? |
The ocean would die |
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Are sponges asexual or sexual reproducers? |
They can be either one |
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How do sponges eat? |
They are filter feeders |
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Asconoid |
The simplest sponges, they are usually small and tube shaped |
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leuconoid |
Are the biggest sponges and best filters |
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Syconoid |
a body form of medium complexity in sponges where the body wall has become folded and the choanocytes (flagellated collar cells) are not located along the spongocoel |
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Hexactinellid sponges |
sponges with a skeleton made of four- and/or six-pointed siliceous spicules, often referred to as glass sponges. |
