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MULTICELLULAR HETEROTROPHIC SPONGES ARE THE SIMPLEST ANIMALS. THEY WERE ONCE CONSIDERED PLANTS THEY...
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YELLOW TUBE SPONGE
MULTICELLULAR
HETEROTROPHIC
TUBE SPONGE
SPONGES ARE THE SIMPLEST ANIMALS.
THEY WERE ONCE CONSIDERED PLANTS
THEY ARE A MASS OF CELLS
SPONGES HAVE NO ORGANIZED TISSUES
YELLOW TUBE SPONGE
SPONGES HAVE HOLES OR PORES ALL OVER.
THEIR NAME - PORIFERA - MEANS
“PORE BEARING”
SPONGES LIVE ALMOST
EXCLUSIVELY IN THE OCEANS
MMMMM
SPONGES ARE CRUTIAL TO THE HEALTH
OF REEF ECOSYSTEMS
HUMANS HARVEST THEM FOR CLEANING,
PAINTING AND COSMETIC PURPOSES
SPONGES HAVE
SUPPORT
MATERIAL CALLED
SPICULES
SPONGES MAKE WATER
FLOW THROUGH
THEIR BODIES
THIS MEANS THAT NEW WATER IS ALWAYS
COMING INTO THE SPONGE
NEW WATER BRINGS NEW RESOURCES
WATER COMES IN THE SMALL PORES IN THE
SIDES
WATER LEAVES THROUGH THE LARGE
PORE AT THE TOP CALLED THE
OSCULUM
ELEPHANT EAR SPONGE
SONGES ARE FILTER
FEEDERS
THEY WILL EAT WHAT
EVER FLOWS
THROUGH THEM
THE COLLAR CELLS CATCH FOOD
NEW WATER BRINGS
NEW MATERIALS INCLUDING
OXYGEN WHICH
DIFFUSES DIRECTLY INTO THE
CELLS.
WATER FLOW
CARRIES CARBON DIOXIDE
AWAY
Reproduction is next, does everyone have their
permission slip?
IS BOTH SEXUAL AND ASEXUAL
GAMETES ARE CAST INTO THE OCEAN WITH THE
OUTGOING WATER FLOW
FERTILIZATION IS EXTERNAL AND
COMPLETELY BY CHANCE
SPONGES ARE JUST A BUNCH OF
CELLS
THEY HAVE NO NERVOUS
TISSUE
THEY HAVE NO SENSORY STRUCTURES
RED BORING SPONGE
BARREL SPONGE
ALL WASTES DIFFUSE
FROM CELLS INTO THE WATER
THE FLOW OF WATER REMOVES
THE WASTES
SIMPLEST ANIMALS
ONCE THOUGHT
TO BE PLANTS
NO TISSUES
FILTER FEEDERS
ALL AQUATIC
MANY WILL ENTER, FEW WILL WIN
VOID WHERE PROHIBITED
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY
PRODUCT ONCE HEATED MAY BE
VERY HOT
THAT NUMBER AGAIN IS
1-800-SPONGES
FOR VALUABLE COUPONS AND FUN KIDS GAMES
VISIT WWW.SPONGES_ROCK.COM
HASTA LA VISTA, BABY