Cells of the Outer Surface of a Sponge Obtain Nutrients

question 70

Multiple Choice

Cells of the outer surface of a sponge obtain nutrients by ____.

• A) ​absorbing food that diffuses from the central cavity
• B) ​capturing food in their microvilli
• C) ​absorbing food distributed by amoeboid cells
• D) ​phagocytosing bacteria and other small food items
• E) ​poisoning small fish that contact them

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Definitions:

Frequency Distribution

A statistical representation showing the number of observations within specified intervals, commonly used to visualize data distributions.

Scatter Plot

A type of graph used in statistics to display values for typically two variables for a set of data, with each point representing the values of two variables.

Quartile

A quartile is a statistical term describing a division of a data set into four defined intervals based upon the values of the data and how they compare to the entire set, which helps in understanding the spread and distribution of the data.

MODE.MULT(data range)

A function in spreadsheet programs that returns an array of the most frequently occurring values in a given data range.