through its body. A and filter out. sponge is covered How Do Sponges with tiny pores Reproduce?

which lead Most sponges are internally to a both male and system of canals and eventually out female. During mating, one sponge to one or more larger holes. These plays the male role canals exist to move while the other plays the female water through the role, even though sponge's body. Lining these canals both are capable of playing either role. are special collar Sponges A sponge may play a cells. The collar female role one cells force water Sponges are the through the sponge time and a male simplest form of role the next time. which brings multi-cellular Sperm is released animals. A sponge is oxygen and by the "male" nutrients while a bottom-dwelling sponge and enters removing carbon creature which dioxide and waste. the "female" attaches itself to sponge. After something solid in a The collar cells are internal how place where it can fertilization, larvae find enough food to is released. After grow. The scientific floating around for name for sponges is a few days, they "Porifera," which settle down and translates into sponges feed. The start growing. "pore-bearing." water brings with it bacteria and other A sponge exists by organisms which pumping water the cells capture

PHYLUM PORIFERA