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Which phylum is considered the most basic animal phylum?
Which phylum is considered the most basic animal phylum?
- Phylum Cnidaria
- Phylum Platyhelminthes
- Phylum Mollusca
- Phylum Porifera (correct)
What is the main mode of feeding for all porifera?
What is the main mode of feeding for all porifera?
- Filter feeding
- Predatory feeding
- Suspension feeding (correct)
- Herbivorous feeding
Do porifera have any terrestrial species?
Do porifera have any terrestrial species?
- There is no information about terrestrial porifera
- No, all porifera are aquatic (correct)
- Porifera can live both in water and on land
- Yes, some porifera can live on land
Which cell layer is responsible for generating flow and driving water out of the osculum?
Which cell layer is responsible for generating flow and driving water out of the osculum?
What is the function of the ostium in porifera?
What is the function of the ostium in porifera?
True or false: Porifera have the ability to move unlike other animals?
True or false: Porifera have the ability to move unlike other animals?
True or false: Porifera evolved in different ways during different evolutionary time?
True or false: Porifera evolved in different ways during different evolutionary time?
True or false: Choanocytes are unique to porifera and no other phyla have these cells?
True or false: Choanocytes are unique to porifera and no other phyla have these cells?
True or false: Porifera have both marine and freshwater species?
True or false: Porifera have both marine and freshwater species?
True or false: The outer layer of porifera is known as the pinacoderm?
True or false: The outer layer of porifera is known as the pinacoderm?