Which of the Following Statements About Sponges Is NOT Correct

question 32

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about sponges is NOT correct?

• A)Sponges lack nerve fibers
• B)Sponges lack fully developed muscle fibers
• C)Ameboid cells capture food particles from the water
• D)Sponges reproduce asexually by budding or by regeneration from a small piece
• E)If a sponge is fragmented and cells dissociate,cells undergo somatic embryogenesis and clumps of cells can form a new organism Choanocytes create water currents,capture food,and pass food on to ameboid cells.

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