Phylum: Porifera

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Phylum: Porifera: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Class Calcarea, Class Hexactinellida, Class Demospongiae, Phylum Porifera, Canal System in Porifera, Choanocytes and Spongocoel.

Important Questions on Phylum: Porifera

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Gemmule formation in sponges are useful in

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Sponges capture food with the help of

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Canal system in Porifera helps in 

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The asconoid canal system is the most complex type found in Spongilla.

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What is the significance of canal system in Porifera?

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The most complex canal system is called _____ canal system. (asconoid, syconoid, leuconoid)

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Spongilla comes under the class _____. (Calcarea, Hexactinellida, Demospongiae)

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Which of the following organism is included in the class Demospongiae?

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Spongilla is included in the class Demospongiae.

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Class Hexactinellida possesses the skeleton of _____ spicules. (calcareous, siliceous, spongin)

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The class Hexatinellida comes under the phylum Cnidaria.

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Which of the following organism is included in the class Hexactinellida?

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The skeleton is of calcareous spicules in _____. (Hyalonema, Spongilla, Sycon)

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Which of the following organism is included in the class Calcarea.

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Sycon is included in the class Hexactinellida.

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Which of the following class comes under phylum Porifera?

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Explain the function of spongocoel.

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Which of the following is found in the body of porifera?

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The central cavity found in the body of Porifera is called _____ (spongocoel/hemocoel).

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Spongocoel is found to be present in arthropoda.