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PHYLUM PORIFERA Flashcards

Characteristics, classes and orders

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Poriferans are exclusively aquatic and mostly marine except

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Spongillidae(found in freshwater)

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Another feature of phylum porifera is that

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They are multicellular in the cellular level of organization

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Porifera have no distinct …. and ……

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tissues and organs.

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4
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What is the shape of a porifera

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Vase-like or cylindrical

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Porifera are sessile, sedentary and grow like plants means that

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They do not move from one place to another

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6
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Porifera have both male and female sexual organs and are

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Monoecious

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7
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Sexual reproduction in porifera takes place by

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Ova and sperm

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8
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Asexual reproduction takes place by

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Buds and gemmules

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9
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Porifera have body perforate by pores . Water enters through the ….. and leaves through the ….

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Ostia and oscula.

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10
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They internal space of a sponge is called

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Spongocoel

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The layers of a poriferans body are

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Ectoderm, endoderm and intermediate mesenchyme.

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12
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Poriferans are

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Diploblastic

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13
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The classes of poriferans are

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Calcarea(calcispongiae),hexactinellida( hyalospongiae) and demospongiae

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14
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There is no ……. And digestion is intracellular

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Cytostome

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15
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,……… and ……….systems are absent in a porifera

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Excretory and respiratory

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16
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Some freshwater forms have

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Contractile vacoules

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17
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The orders of calcarea are

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Homocoela and heterocoela

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18
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The orders of hexactinellida are

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Hexasterospora and amphidiscophora

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19
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Another name for homocoela is

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Asconosa

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20
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Another name for heterocoela is

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Syncomosa

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21
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…… and …… Are examples of heterocoela

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Grantia and sychon(scypha)

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22
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,…….. and ……. are examples of homocoela

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Leucosolenia and clathrina

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23
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Homocoela have spongocoel lined with

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Choanocytes

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24
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The body wall of homocoela are

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Thin and unfolded

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25
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The body wall of homocoela are

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Thin and unfolded

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The body wall of heterocoela are

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Thick and folded

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27
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The choanocytes in heterocoela are found in……. Chambers ie …….. cells

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Flagellated chambers I. E radial cells

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28
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Hyalospongiae are called glass sponges because

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They have no epidermal epithelium

29
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Hexactinellida is also known as

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Hyalospongiae

30
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Hyalospongiae which are directly attached to the substratum are called …..

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Hexaterospora

31
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Hexasteroporans are called …….. due to ..,…… shape with axes ending in

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Hesxasters due to star-like shape with aces ending in rays

32
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Hexasteroporans are called …….. due to …… shape with axes ending in

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Hesxasters due to star-like shape with aces ending in rays

33
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Examples of hexasters are

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Euplectella and farnera

34
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Examples of hexasters are

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Euplectella and farnera

35
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Amphidiscophora is an order of the class

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Hyalospongiae

36
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Examples of amphidiscophora are

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Hyalonema and pheronema

37
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Amphidiscophora are attached to the substratum by

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Tufts

38
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The amphidisc is convex and has a posteriorly -directed …….at both ends

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Marginal tooth

39
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Hexactinellida have …….spicules that are……. with …… rays

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Siliceous, triaxon, 6

40
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Choanocytes in hyalospongiae line ……… cells

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Finger-like cells

41
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Function of choanocytes are represented by the mnemonic

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GCC

42
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Function of archeocytes include

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Digestion of food
Storage of digested food
Elimination of waste

43
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Function of water include

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System of gas exchange
Source of food
Removal of waste
Gamete transfer

44
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Sponges are…. in body plan

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Asymmetrical or radially symmetrical

45
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Sponges don’t have. .

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Cytostome

46
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Skeleton is made up of

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Spongin fibers, calcareous or siliceous

47
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Another name for archeocytes is

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Amoebocytes

48
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Mesohyl of sponges is made up of

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Supporting elements called spicules and amobeocytes

49
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The …..transverses the spongocoel

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Porocytes

50
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Spongin fibers are secreted by

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Spongocytes

51
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Calcareous and silicious spicules are secreted by

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Sclerocytes

52
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…… is composed of archeocytes cluster surrounded by capsule

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Gemmule

53
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Sexual reproduction takes place by gamete formation in the

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Mesohyl

54
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Archeocytes give rise to……

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Male and female gametes

55
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…….. extends through the body wall to form ostia

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Porocytes

56
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Embryonic development leads to the formation of

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Flagellated parenchymula and amphiblastula larvae

57
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Proiferan exists in3 forms namely

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Asconoid, synconoid and leuconoid

58
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I’m ascomoids, the Ostia is represented by

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Intracellular canals

59
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On synconoid, invaginations are called …. , Evagknatioms are called

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Incurrent canals, excurrent canals

60
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The Ostia in sycon is between

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Incurrent canal and radial canal

61
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Leucons have many…. And an ….. Shape

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Osculum and irregular

62
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Leucon attain greatest size by

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Formation of many chambers

63
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An example of sycon is

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Scypha

64
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Body form of demospongiae is….. With….. Symmetry

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Leuconoid, irregular

65
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……. have siliceous spicules and spongin fibers enclosed in CaCO3

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Sclerospongiae (leuconoid)

66
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Examples of demospongiae are

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Cliona and spongilla

67
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Archeocytes are called amoebocytes because

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They can move and change into other sponge cells

68
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Choanocytes possess

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Flagella

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