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Sponges (Porifera)

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

PORIFERA (SPONGES)

BY: TY, KATIE, DANIEL, AND CHAYBRIN
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DEFINITION

A PRIMITIVE SEDENTARY AQUATIC INVERTABRATE WITH A SOFT POROUS BODY
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INTERESTING FACTS

SPONGES ABSORB THEIR FOOD, GROW NEW PARTS, DON'T HAVE ORGANS
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CHARACTERISTICS

NO DEFINITE SYMMETRY,HAS NO NEVOUS SYSTEM, AND ALL ARE FILTER FEEDERS
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BODY SYMMETRY

IT DEPENDS ON WHAT SPONGE LOOKS LIKE.
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REPRODUCTION

THEY RELEASE EGGS AND SPERM INTO WATER WHERE THEY COMBINE

EXAMPLES

BARREL SPONGE, STOVEPIPE SPONGE, STRAWBERRY VASE SPONGE
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