PORIFERA Flashcards
Porrus -
ferre -
porrus - pore
ferre - to bear
A specialized cells of Porifera that filters water and movement of the water
a. Spicules
b. Flagellum
c. Choaocyte
c. Choanocyte
unique feature that provides structure and it depends on the class
a. spicules
b. flagellum
c. choanocyte
a. spicules
Which class has siliceous spicules?
a. Hexactinellida
b. Calcispongiae
c. Demospongiae
d. Both A and C
d. Both A and C
Which class has calcareous spicules?
a. Hexactinellida
b. Calcispongiae
c. Demospongiae
d. Both A and C
b. Calcispongiae
Spicule form of Euplectella
a. Hexactinellida
b. Calcispongiae
c. Demospongiae
a. Hexactinellida
Spicule form of Leucosolenia
a. Hexactinellida
b. Calcispongiae
c. Demospongiae
b. Calcispongiae
Spicule form of Euspongia Officinallis
a. Hexactinellida
b. Calcispongiae
c. Demospongiae
c. Demospongiae
Spicule form of Grantia and Sycon
a. Hexactinellida
b. Calcispongiae
c. Demospongiae
b. Calcispongiae
What are the canal systems of Porifera?
Asconoid, Leuconoid and Syconoid
Simplest canal system
a. Asconoid
b. Leuconoid
c. Syconoid
a. Asconoid
Most complex canal system
a. Asconoid
b. Leuconoid
c. Syconoid
b. Leuconoid
canal system of Sycon and Euplectella
a. Asconoid
b. Leuconoid
c. Syconoid
c. Syconoid
canal system of Leucosolenia
a. Asconoid
b. Leuconoid
c. Syconoid
a. Asconoiod
Has a Leuconoid canal system
a. Sycon
b. Grantia
c. Spongia Officinalis
d. Both B and C
d. Both B and C
protein, gives flexibility to the sponge
a. choanocyte
b. spongin
c. spicules
b. spongin
Asexual Reproduction in Porifera
Fragmentation and Bud formation
breaks off with their parents and become a sponge of their own
a. external buds
b. internal buds
c. fragmentation
a. external buds
small growth, can detach and then attach to a substratum
a. external buds
b. internal buds
c. fragmentation
b. internal buds
when the sponge dies, ______ survives because of spicules
a. porocytes
b. nucleus
c. gemmule
c. gemmule
Most sponges are _____
a. monoecious
b. dioecious
a. monoecious
gametes develop from
a. choanocytes
b. archaeocytes
c. all of the above
c. all of the above
Most sponges are also ______
a. viviparous
b. spongebob
a. viviparous (sorry wala na ako maisip na choices)
zygote is retained within parent and provided with nourishment until it is released as a ciliated larva, one sponge releases sperm which enter the pores of another sponge, choanocytes that phagocytize the sperm and transport it through mesohyl»_space;> oocytes to form zygotes
a. oviparous
b. viviparous
b. viviparous