Porifera

Are organisms in the phylum Porifera Vertebrates or Invertebrates? Why?

• Vertebrates because they have a true back bone.

• Invertebrates because they have a true back bone.

• Vertebrates because they lack a true back bone.

• Invertebrates because they lack a true back bone

Pick the description of sponge that is correct.

• Unicellular, has tissues, reproduces asexually

• Multicellular,

  no tissues or organ systems,

  reproduces asexually or sexually

• Unicellular,

  marine,

  filter feeder

• Multicellular, tissues regulate filter feeding

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Select the correct description of a Sponges body plan.

• Sponges are asymmetrical because one side is different than the other.

• Sponges are symmetrical because one side is the same as the other.

• Sponges are asymmetrical because one side is the same as the other.

• Sponges are symmetrical because one side is different than the other.

How do sponges get their food?

• Specialized cells help the sponge swim around to catch fish.

• Specialized tissues help the sponge make a current so it may filter feed.

• Specialized cells decompose organic materials found on the coral.

• Specialized cells create a current and help the sponge filter feed.

Sponges live in what habitat?

• Mostly marine habitats but also in some estuaries.

• Terrestrial boreal forrests.

• Saltwater Savannah on land

• In the rainforest.

Species in the Phylum Porifera are:

• Multicellular and lack tissues and organs.

• Unicellular with organs and tissues.

• Multicellular with organs and tissues.

• Unicellular without organs and tissues or specialized cells.

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Organisms in the Phylum Porifera reproduce:

• neither sexually or asexually, only by cloning.

• only asexually.

• Asexually by budding and sexually by gametic cells.

• only sexually.

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Which of the following would be an adaptation for an organism in the Phylum Porifera?

• The ability to generate light so they attract prey in the depths of the ocean.

• extreme amounts of muscle in the tail region to help them swim faster.

• extra sensitive eye sight to avoid predators.

• Specialized cells attaching them to structures and toxins to protect them.

What kingdom include Sponges, or other organisms in the Phylum Porifera?

• Fungi

• Plants

• Animals

• Protists

How do Sponges interact with organisms around them?

• Sponges provide shelter for algae, shrimp, and crabs.

• sponges are heterotrophic and hunt fish around them.

• Sponges decompose organic materials in the coral.

• Sponges are sessile and do not interact with organisms in the environment.

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