Lab Exam 2 Flashcards
what level of organization are sponges on?
cellular level
do sponges have germ layers?
no
are sponges diploblastic or triploblastic?
neither
are adult sponges sessile or motile?
sessile
what type of symmetry to sponges have?
asymmetry
are sponges solitary or colonial?
either
where do sponges mostly live?
marine environments
how many cell types do sponges have?
four
how do sponges feed?
filter feeding
what are sponges’ skeletons made of?
spicules and/or spongin
four sponge cell types
pinacocytes, porocytes, chanocytes, and amoebocytes
what are pinacocytes?
thin, flat cells covering the outer surface of the sponge. they have the ability to contract and thus change the shape of the sponge
what are porocytes?
tire-shaped cells that channel water into the interior of the sponge
what are choanocytes?
flagellated cells that filter food from the water
what are amoebocytes?
mobile cells (within the mesohyl) that digest the food and deliver it to the other cells of the sponge. they also produce the spicules, spongin, and mesohyl of the skeleton. finally, they can undergo developmental changes and transform themselves into any other cell types the sponge needs
what cell drives the water through a sponge?
porocytes
what is the function of the pinacocytes?
contract and change the shape of the sponge
what is the function of the amoebocytes?
-digest food
-deliver food to other sponge cells
-produce spicules, spongin, and mesohyl of the skeleton
-undergo developmental changes and transform themselves into any other cell types the sponge needs
what cell type produces the spicules?
amoebocytes
chief characteristics of sponges
canal systems, unique skeletons, and internal organization
three primary sponge body types
asconoid canal system, syconoid canaly system, and leuconoid canal system
asconoid canal system
-the ascon sponge is a spongocoel lined with choanocytes, with a single osculum
-water enters the ostium, into the spongocoel, and out the osculum
spongocoel
hollow tube in a sponge
osculum
large opening in a sponge