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A sponge body that is a collection of cells embedded in a jelly like extra cellular matrix is called a |
Mesohyl |
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The cell Mayer’s that are supported by skeleton made of flexible protein fibers _______ and or microscopic needle like structures _______ |
Spongin and spicules |
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Can sponges move? |
No |
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When are sponges able to move |
When they are larvae |
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Skeletons of sponges are usually made of |
Silica, calcium, carbonate and spongin |
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Do sponges have nervous systems? |
No |
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Do sponges have digestive systems? |
No |
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Do sponges have circulatory systems? |
No |
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Sponges rely on a constant _____ _____ through their bodies to obtain food, oxygen and remove waste |
Water flow |
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Sponges rely on a constant _____ _____ through their bodies to obtain food, oxygen and remove waste |
Water flow |
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The body that is permeated by numerous pores are called |
Ostia |
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What do sponges eat? |
Bacteria, algae, bits of organic matter, and other small organisms |
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Do all sponges get food the same way? |
Yes |
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A sponges body form around a hollow center is called |
Spongocel |
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The opening at the top of the spongocel is called |
Osculum |
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Are sponges symmetrical? |
No |
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Do sponges usually have more than one oscula |
Yes |
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Are sponges animals? |
Yes |
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Are sponges multicellular? |
Yes |
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Do sponges have tissues? |
No |
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Do sponges have organs? |
No |
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Thin, flat, skin like Velma that cover the exterior surface and some interior surfaces are called |
Pinacocytes |
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Are pinacocytes contractive? |
Yes |
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Have flagella that beat and create a current to circulate water through their bodies for food gathering respiratory gas exchange |
Collar cells |
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What climate can sponges live in |
All climates |
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Do animals have very many predators? |
No |
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What phylum are sponges a member of |
Porifera |
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What phylum are sponges a member of |
Porifera |
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What does porifera mean |
Port bearer |
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Are sponges Monoblastic |
Yes |
Single body layer? |
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How many species of sponges are named |
9,000 |
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How many sponges may exist but aren’t discovered |
15,000 |
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How many sponges may exist but aren’t discovered |
15,000 |
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How many species live in fresh water |
100-150 |
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Are marine sponges brightly colored? |
Yes |
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Are fresh water sponges brightly colored? |
No |
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They move throughout the misogyny carrying the nutrients to all parts of the sponge |
Aneobocytes |
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How many types of ameobocytes are there |
3 |
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How many designs for sponges are there |
3 |
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The simplest sponge |
Asconoid |
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They resemble asconoids, but are larger with a thick body wall |
Syconoid |
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Most complex sponge |
Leuconoid |
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How many classes of sponges are there? |
3 |
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All are marine, three to four rays, all three forms of sponges |
Calcarea |
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“Glass” sponges, nearly all deep sea, often funnel shaped |
Hexactinellida |
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Contains 95% of all living sponges |
Denosoingiae |
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Can sponges reproduce sexually and asexually? |
Yes |
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Which two ways can sponges reproduce asexually |
Budding and gemmules |
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Which two ways can sponges reproduce asexually |
Budding and gemmules |
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What is budding |
Like a “mini me” |
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What are genmules |
Tough little seeds. They can colonize |
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What is internal fertilization |
When sperm is released and babies swim out |
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What is external fertilization |
When both procures and sperm are expelled |
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Can sponges repair themselves from injuries? |
Yes |
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If a sponge is broken up into its individual cells, entire new sponges can develop from the fragments is called |
Somatic embryogenesis |
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Can sponges provide shelter? |
Yes |
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Are sponges nutritious |
Nk |
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Can sponges produce toxins |
Yes |
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Sponges can pump ———- times their own size in one day |
10,000 |
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does sponge filter action help the environment? |
Yes |
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Can sponges be used by humans? |
Yes |
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Are sponges harvested? |
Yes |
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Can sponges help medical sicknesses? |
Yes |
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What is commensalism |
When there is an association between two organisms in which one Benefits and the other neither benefits nor harms |
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Mutualism |
Symbiosis that is beneficial to both organisms involved |
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Parasitism |
When one organism live In it in another organisms causing harm to it |
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Are baby sponges sessile? |
No |
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Are marine sponges in all seas? |
Yes. |
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Are marine sponges in all seas? |
Yes. |
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Are marine sponges in all depths? |
Yes |
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Are marine sponges in all seas? |
Yes. |
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Are marine sponges in all depths? |
Yes |
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What color are fresh water sponges |
Brownish green |
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