List the characteristics of sponges.

Q: Contrast lophotrochozoans and ecdysozoans.

A: Bilaterians are those animals which have bilateral symmetry and show triploblastic development.…

Q: egulate the surfac

A: Sponges are a member of phylum porifera. Sponges have four different types of cells Choanocyte…

Q: Discuss the structure of coral reefs.

A: The largest coral system is the Great Barrier Reef has rich biodiversity including all types of…

Q: Describe the characteristics of pseudocoelomate roundworms.

A: pseudocoelomate are organisms which have a body cavity that is filled with fluid and the fluid…

Q: Describe how sponges defend themselves against predators.

A: Sponges belong to the phylum Porifera. They are mostly marine. They are mostly present in-depth of…

Q: How is the body of gastropods divided?

A: Molluscs are both terrestrial and aquatic organisms that have an organ-system level of organization.…

Q: Describe how sponges feed.

A: The group of multicellular and heterotrophic organisms belonging to the kingdom Animalia is called…

Q: Unifying features include shell, mantle, radula, foot, visceral mass Which classes show a loss of…

A: Mollusca is the  second largest phylum of the invertebrate animals.  Answer;1    The mollusk (or…

Q: Rank the six organisms by increasing size, from smallest to largest. 1. Diatoms, or Mixed Diatoms 2.…

A: Size of each organisms Diatoms     : 20-200 microns Ceratium    : 5-2000µm Radiolarians : 30…

Q: what would happen when the sponges are pushed together

A: Sponges belong to a category of animals that are multicellular heterotrophic but they lack cell…

Q: Why do very few animals eat sponges?

A: Sponges, the individuals of the phylum Porifera, are a basal animal clade as a sister of the…

Q: Describe the skeletons of each class of sponges.

A: Answer: Sponges are multicellular, heterotrophic organisms belong to phylum porifera. Sponges don’t…

Q: What are the Advancements of sponges? New anatomical, developmental or behavioral features compared…

A: The animal kingdom is vast, and all organisms of the animal kingdom cannot be studied individually.…

Q: What are two features that put the octopus in the phylum Mollusca?

A: Mollusks are defined as a large group of invertebrates. They generally have soft body, also the…

Q: compare and contrast sponges and eumetazoans. Hire are they alike and how are they different

A: Within the vast realm of the animal kingdom, each exhibiting unique characteristics and evolutionary…

Q: Please describe the lifestyle of SPONGES. Components and characteristics that you should address…

A: Introduction  As a sister group to the Diploblasts, sponges, which are classified in the phylum…

Classification of Marine Organisms

Classification is a way of categorizing organisms that enables an easy process of identification of such organisms. All living things are classified by grouping them under specific categories. The grouping is done based on the close relativeness of the organisms. The classification tool requires knowledge of characteristics, differences, and similarities between different organisms.