3) sponges are sessile bud they bud off. When the bud falls the ocean currents carry them away and disperse them to far away places in the ocean.
3. If mature sponges are sessile, and buds just fall off, how can sponges be dispersed...
Examine the prepared slide, which is a cross-section of the sponge Grantia. Look for incurrent canals, which allow water to enter from the outside environment. Find the flagellated canals that open to the spongocoel, the space inside the sponge. Where would you expect to find choanocytes? Sketch what you observe, labeling the key features. Draw an arrow to show how water would move through the sponge. Scypha 40 Spore radial canals incurrent pores incurrent canal Mesh Dellylling Spongecol - central...