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I am an animal…. Hear me roar!!!!

I am an animal…. Hear me roar!!!!. If I could roar, I would, but I have no germ layers. . Which means I have no tissue to build muscles or nerves . . I am multi-cellular. Some theorize that I evolved from animal like protists that looked like this type of cell . Choanocyte.

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I am an animal…. Hear me roar!!!!

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  1. I am an animal…. Hear me roar!!!!

  2. If I could roar, I would, but I have no germ layers. Which means I have no tissue to build muscles or nerves.

  3. I am multi-cellular Some theorize that I evolved from animal like protists that looked like this type of cell . Choanocyte Based on my structure how do you think I exchange waste and gases? The type of structural cell determines whether you will use me to wash your car or not. Which sponge would you use, one made of spicules or spongin? Choanocytes with their flagella draws water into my body Diffusion is how I exchange gases and excrete waste I am a filter feeder. Food is filtered from the water and carried into my AMEOBOCYTE cells which digest and transport it. Spicules: made of silica Spongin: made of

  4. Some may have you believe I can move. But they lie. As an adult I am sessile.

  5. Sexually I am named after a Roman god and goddess Hermes & Aphrodite= Hermaphrodite

  6. Asexual Reproduction • If you cut a sponge into smaller pieces, each would grow into a new adult. During harsh conditions sponges can produce a gemmule, a collection of amoebocytes covered in a protective layer. This will grow when conditions are favorable.

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