How Do Sponges Acquire Food
In Order Obtain Food, Sponges Pass Water Through Their Bodies in a Process Known as Filter-Feeding. … Water Exits Through Larger Pores Called Excurrent Pores...
How Do Sponges Acquire Food?
In order obtain food, sponges pass water through their bodies in a process known as filter-feeding. … Water exits through larger pores called excurrent pores. As it passes through the channels and chambers inside the sponge, bacteria and tiny particles are taken up from the water as food.
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How does a sponge acquire and digest food?
The sponges draw water carrying food particles into the spongocoel using the beating of flagella in the choanocytes. The food particles are caught by the collar of the choanocyte and brought into the cell by phagocytosis. Digestion of the food particle takes place inside the cell.
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