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What is the function of ostia in sponges?
What is the function of ostia in sponges?
Which structure in sponges is responsible for the exit of water?
Which structure in sponges is responsible for the exit of water?
What is the purpose of the unique water current system in sponges?
What is the purpose of the unique water current system in sponges?
Which component forms the stiffening skeletal structure of sponges?
Which component forms the stiffening skeletal structure of sponges?
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What do sponges lack compared to more complex metazoans?
What do sponges lack compared to more complex metazoans?
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What is the term for the clusters of cells surrounded by a protective coat that are involved in asexual reproduction in sponges?
What is the term for the clusters of cells surrounded by a protective coat that are involved in asexual reproduction in sponges?
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Which type of stem cell in sponge embryos is considered totipotent and can potentially give rise to an entire organism?
Which type of stem cell in sponge embryos is considered totipotent and can potentially give rise to an entire organism?
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During sponge embryonic development, what is the term for the stage where the zygote does not form a gastrula blastula?
During sponge embryonic development, what is the term for the stage where the zygote does not form a gastrula blastula?
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Which type of cell in adult sponges produces a few cell types like sclerocytes and germ cells but not an entire organism?
Which type of cell in adult sponges produces a few cell types like sclerocytes and germ cells but not an entire organism?
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Which type of larva is released into the water during sponge sexual reproduction before eventually settling and undergoing metamorphosis?
Which type of larva is released into the water during sponge sexual reproduction before eventually settling and undergoing metamorphosis?
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What is the term for the process of fertilization, followed by release of a planktonic larva and its eventual settlement and metamorphosis in sponges?
What is the term for the process of fertilization, followed by release of a planktonic larva and its eventual settlement and metamorphosis in sponges?
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