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What is the name of the specialized cell where food is collected in sponges?
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∙ 13y ago
I think its collar cells
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Why are sponges classified as an animal?
Because no other animal has anything like collar cells..
What function does water perform for sponges?
Sponges get food from the water around them.
What sponge body type is most efficient and makes the largest body size?
Sponges have a single body cavity known as the spongocoel . The spongocoel is critical to the food gathering strategy of sponges.
What kingdom doesn't move don't contain chlorophyll and cant make their own food?
sponges
What is the function of the collar cell?
Collar cells are found in sponges. Their function is to beat the flagella back and forth in order to make water go through the sponge. Apart from the sponge picking food particles from the water, the collar cells also do the same.
What is the name of the specialized where food is collected?
organelles
Why are sponges classified as an animal?
Because no other animal has anything like collar cells..
Do sponges have tissues?
no. they have tissue like stuff but not true tissue.
How do sponges diget their food?
Sponges are made of several cell types that each have certain functions. The ameobacyte (or ameoba-type cell) digests food that is driven to it by the collar cells, which each possess a flagellum
What is the digestive system for phylum porifera?
Sponges have a cavity lined with specialized cells that absorb the food that enters or is swept in by cilia. Not very complex.
How do individual cells digest food?
specialized organelles called lysosomes digest food in the cell...
What cell type in sponges is responsible for producing the water current through the sponge?
choanocytes are resonsible for current flow and trapping food particles in sponges source: my invertebrate zoology textbook :)
How do sponges process their food?
Sponges process their food by fillter feed and fillter fecies...
How do sponges get nutriton?
Sponges filter their food when water flows by.
What function does water perform for sponges?
Sponges get food from the water around them.
Do sea sponges make there own food?
No, sea sponges can not make their own food. They obtain their nutrition from the food particles in the water. Sponges primarily eat bacteria, phytoplankton, and other small food bits out of the water.
What are the general charateristics of all prostists?
plant-like: contain chlorophyll and make their own food using photosynthesis, have cell walls, and no specialized ways to move from place to place. animal-like: cannot make their own food; they capture other organisms for food, do not have cell walls, and have specialized ways to move from place to place. fungus-like: cannot make their own food; they absorb food from their surroundings, some organisms have cell walls; others do not, and have specialized ways to move from place to place.
