What Would Be Necessary for a Sponge to Survive If

question 26

Multiple Choice

What would be necessary for a sponge to survive if it had a reduced number of choanocytes?

• A)Phagocytic food gathering would have to increase.
• B)The outer protective layer would need to thicken.
• C)Intracellular digestion by choanocytes would have to increase.
• D)Spicule production by amoebocytes would have to increase.

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