A Typical Sponge Is Best Described as a

question 61

Multiple Choice

A typical sponge is best described as a

• A) slow-moving suspension feeder with a true coelom.
• B) sessile suspension feeder with bilateral symmetry.
• C) slow-moving carnivore with no true tissues or symmetry.
• D) sessile suspension feeder with no true tissues or body symmetry.

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Definitions:

Acquired Traits

Characteristics or changes that are not inherited genetically but rather developed due to environmental influences or personal activities during an organism's life.

Jean Baptiste de Lamarck

An early 19th-century French biologist known for his theory of inheritance of acquired characteristics, a concept predating but ultimately overshadowed by Darwin's theory of evolution.

Charles Darwin

A 19th-century naturalist known for developing the theory of evolution by natural selection.

Galapagos Islands

An archipelago in the Pacific Ocean, renowned for its unique endemic species and significant role in Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.