PORIFERA Flashcards
invertebrates constitute how much of animal specie
95%
invertebrates have been divided into how many phyla
eight
porifera, annelida, molluscs, flatworms, echinodermata,round worms ,
porifera means
pore bearer
which organization is missing in porifera
a. tissue
b. organ
c. organ system
d.all
ALL of these
mutlicellular organisms- lack tissue organizaqtion and obv the rest as w
mode of life of porifera
sessile- adults
attached to rocks at the bottom of the sea- larva; stages are motile
habitat
aquatic
marine and freshwater
how many sponge specie lives in marine environment
4850 out of 5000
how many sponge specie lives in freshwater
150 out of 5000
size ranges
few mm to more than a meter long
sponges can be seen through
naked eye
types of cell layers present in sponges
- dermal
- mesenchyme
- gastral
dermal layer is made up of
pinacocytes
its called pinacoderm
mesenchyme layers is made of
amoeboid cells, spicules ( sponging cells)
gastral layer is made of
choanocytes
choanoderm
chonayctes are what
flagellated cells
food source
planktons ( zoo and phyto ) - 20%
detrital organic matter- 80%
features of sponges
osculum
ostia
spongocoel