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Porifera Environment
marine environment
Porifera details
multicelluar
lack true tissue
suspension feeder
Choanocytes
cells in Porifera that have flagella that move water
flagella beat and create current of water
filters water -> food particles ingested by
phagocytosis
Amoebocytes
named for mode of locomotion
help distribute food throughout sponge
produce skeletal fibers (elastic or hardened)
determine if sponge is soft or hard
Porifera Filter Feeding
Water -> Small pores in body wall -> Central cavity -> Exits out
water pulled in/ filtered by
choanocytes
Author
crimsonblaze
ID
95511
Card Set
Porifera
Description
porifera
Updated
2011-07-28T08:57:45Z
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