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what is the most common body shape of a sponge? |
barrel sponge |
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a sponge body is a collection of cells embedded in a jelly like extracellular matrix called |
mesohyle |
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the cell layers are supported by skeleton made up of flexible protein fibers called ______ and/or microscopic needlelike structures called ______ |
spongin, spicules |
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adult sponges use what to stick to rocks? |
holdfasts |
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what is a natural bath sponge? |
the skeleton of a sponge |
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what is the skeleton of a sponge mostly made out of? |
silica(sand), calcium carbonate, and/or spongin |
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since sponges don’t have major systems, what do they rely on to obtain food, oxygen, and remove wastes? |
a constant water flow |
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the body is permeated by numerous pores called |
ostia |
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as water filters through the sponge, bacteria, algae, bits of organic mater, and other small organisms are trapped and eaten through a process know as |
phagocytosis |
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a sponge body forms around a hollow center called the |
spongocoel |
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water filters in through the pores, transfers through the body, then out of the opening at the top of the spongocoel called the |
osculum |
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because sponges are asymmetrical, many have more than one of these |
oscula |
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what kind of cell is thin, flat, epithelial-like that cover the exterior surface and some interior surfaces? |
pinacocytes |
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pinococytes are somewhat _____ and help regulate the surface area of the sponges |
contractile |
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what kind of cells have flagella that beat and create a current to circulate water through their for bodies for food gathering and respiratory gas exchange? |
choanocytes (collar cells) |
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collar cells trap and ______ food particles that are carried in the water |
phagocytize |
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what kind of cells move throughout the mesohyl carrying the nutrients to all parts of the sponges |
archaecocytes (amoebocytes) |
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amoebocytes can do what to make their components of the skeleton? |
they can differentiate into other types of specialized cells |
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what are the types of amoebocytes? |
sclerocytes: secrete defensive spicules spongocytes: secrete the structural protein spongin collenocytes: secrete other collagens |
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how many main designs for the sponge body are there? |
three |
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the choanocytes lie in a large chamber called the (asconoid) |
spongocoel |
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which type of sponge is the simplest? |
asconoid |
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the choanocytes lie in _____ that empty in the spongocoel (syconoid) |
canals |
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what body type resembles asconoid but are larger with a thicker body wall? |
syconoid |
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the choanocytes lie in the (leuconoid) |
distinct chambers |
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which type is the most complex and most common? |
leuconoid |
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leuconoid arrangement permits greater body size and |
more efficient water circulation |
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the three main body types differ in the placement of the |
choanocytes |
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classification of sponge classes is based on |
spicule form and chemical composition |
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living sponges are traditionally assigned into how many classes? |
three |
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all demospongia sponges are leuconoid and all marine except for spongillidae, the ______ sponges |
freshwater |
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internal buds or gemmules are formed by ______ that collect in mesohyl and are ______ with tough spongin and spicules |
archaeocytes; coated |
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when the parent animal dies, the gemmules survive and remain ______ preserving the species during period of freezing or severe ______ |
dormant; drought |
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gemmules are also a mean of colonizing new habitats, since they can ______ by streams or animal carriers |
spread |
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most sponges are ______ with both male and female sex cells in one individual |
monoecious |
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______ fertilization happens when sperm are released into the water by one individual and taken into the canal system of another. after fertilization, the zygote is retained in and derives _______ from its parent, until the ciliated larva is released |
internal; nourishment |
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________ fertilization is when both oocytes and sperm are expelled into the water where fertilization occurs |
external |
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one the fertilized eggs have developed into _____________ larvae, they drift away and eventually attach to a _______ and develop into new sponges |
free-swimming; substrate |
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calcareas sponges have spicules made of |
calcium carbonate |
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calcarea sponges spicules are _____ and have ______ or _____ rays |
straight; three; four |
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calcarea sponges are _____ sponges with tubular or vase shapes |
small |
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all calcarea’s sponges are |
marine |
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hexactinellida sponges are glass sponges with _____-rayed spicules of silica |
six |
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hexactinellida sponges often have a cylindrical or _____-shaped body in simple syconoid or leuconoid arrangement |
funnel |
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nearly all hex. sponges are |
deep-sea forms |
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demospongia sponges have spicules that are siliceous but ____ six-rayed; spicules may also be absent or bound together by _____ |
not; spongin |
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the demospongia class contains ___ of living sponge species |
95% |
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sponges can _______ and restore lost parts by _______ |
repair injuries; regeneration |
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a sponge the size of a gallon of milk could pump and clean enough water to fill a _________ in just one day |
residential swimming pool |
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sponge filtration can enhance water _______ and may directly affect _____ and algal populations that are dependent on ______ availability |
clarity; coral; light |
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sponges treat ______ and other diseases |
cancer |
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sponge use chemicals to prevent other sponges from ________ near them. these chemicals can also prevent ______ cells from growing |
growing; cancer |
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if a sponge is broken into individual cells, entire new sponges can develop from these fragments. this is called ______. cells ________ each other and put themselves back together. |
somatic embryogenesis; recognize |
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sponges provide _____ and _____ for many animals |
shelter; food |
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many animals such as crabs, nudibranchs, mites, and fish live as ______ or _______ in or on sponge |
commensals; parasites |
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some crabs attach pieces of sponge to their carapace for _______ and for protection against predators |
camouflage |
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sea slugs(__________), sea _____, ________ sea turtles and sponge fly _______ as well as some reef fish, do eat shallow water sponges |
nudibranchs; stars; hawksbill; larvae |
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sponges are not very nutritious and are made of tough ______ and sharp ________ which are not pleasant to bite |
collagen; spicules |
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thanks to their endosymbionts, many sponges can produce chemical _______ as defense |
toxins |
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sponges can trap ______ percent of all bacteria into the water they filter |
90 |
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sponges can pump _______ times their own size in water in one day |
10,000 |
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what word means only having one germ layer? |
monoblastic |
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what does porifera mean? |
“pore-bearing” |
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what are the simplest multicellular animals? |
sponges |
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what word means only having one germ layer? |
monoblastic |
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what is the most well studied deep body of water? how much has been covered by these studies? |
Monterey Bay; 1% |
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what is another term for multicellular animals? |
metazoans |
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what does porifera mean? |
“pore-bearing” |
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what are the simplest multicellular animals? |
sponges |
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what is the term for an association between two organisms in which one benefits and the other derives neither benefit nor harm? |
commensalism |
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what is the term for the practice of living as a parasite in or on another organism? |
parasitism |
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what is the term for symbiosis that is beneficial to both organisms involved? |
mutualism |
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cytosince arabinoside(one of the 1st cancer drugs) came from the sponge Tectitethya crypta(used today in chemotherapy to treat _______) |
leukemia |
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sponges have also been used to produce what? |
anti viral drugs(herpes), anti cancer drugs(lung cancer), anti-inflammatory drugs(asthma), and antibiotics(strep) |
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what is the nickname for giant barrel sponges? |
“redwoods of the reef” |
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what is the name of the carnivores sponge? |
harp sponge |