Phylum Porifera Flashcards
A symbiotic relationship in which both individuals benefit
Mutualism
Intracellular
Within a cell
Groups of archaeocytes that are produced in times of unfavourable environmental conditions
Gemmules
Reproduction requiring only one parent
Asexual
Excretion
Process of removing waste products from the body
Sponges and coral
Porifera
Body design lacking symmetry
Asymmetrical
A method of sexual production
Budding
Respiration
The process of exchanging gases in the body
A network of flexible fibres in softer sponges
Spongin
A symbiotic relationship in which only one individual benefits and with no effect on the other
Commensalism
Fertilization of the egg inside the body
Infertalization
Organisms that sift food particles from the water
Filter feeder
Zygote
A fertilized egg
Specialized cells that make the sponges skeleton
Archaeocyte