Phylum Porifera

Phylum Porifera

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Interactive Video

Biology

9th - 10th Grade

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Easy

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The video provides an overview of Phylum Porifera, commonly known as sponges. It covers their aquatic nature, body structure, and cellular organization. Sponges have a unique water transport system and lack true tissues and organs. They reproduce both sexually and asexually, with internal fertilization and indirect development through a larval stage. Sponges are filter feeders, relying on water flow for feeding and respiration.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary habitat of members of Phylum Porifera?

Desert

Polar regions

Aquatic, mostly marine

Terrestrial

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the function of the osculum in sponges?

To capture prey

To protect from predators

To release water

To absorb nutrients

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do sponges primarily feed?

By absorbing nutrients from the soil

By photosynthesis

By hunting small fish

By filter feeding

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the excretory product of sponges?

Ammonia

Urea

Nitrogen

Carbon dioxide

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do sponges reproduce asexually?

By spore formation

By fragmentation

By binary fission

By budding