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An adult sponge is anchored to the sea floor and doesn't move around but it does have cillia that cause water current to flow through the body of the sponge. Larval sponges will swim using their cillia.
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∙ 15y ago
No, sponges are sessile organisms, meaning they are stationary and do not have the ability to move from place to place. They anchor themselves to a surface and filter water to obtain food and oxygen.
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∙ 12y agomost sponge species go through a motile phase in their larval development. most end up being sessile but there are a few motile sponges.
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Are organisms in the phylum porifera motile?
Sponges are normally stationary organisms, they attacj=h themselves to a surface when very small and grow in that same place.
Are animilia motile or nonmotile?
Animals, which fall under the kingdom Animalia, are mostly motile, meaning they are capable of moving independently. However, some animals, like sponges, are examples of nonmotile organisms within the kingdom.
Are ferns motile or non motile?
most people believe that plantae are motile
Is Rhizobium motile?
No, Rhizobium is not motile. It is a non-motile bacterium that forms a symbiotic relationship with plant roots by fixing nitrogen.
Are halophiles motile or nonmotile?
They are motile if oxygen is present.
Are sea sponges motile or non motile?
sea sponges are Non-motile seeing as they are connected to the ocean floor and rocks
Why do you confuse sponges with plants?
Sponges look like plants. They do not appear to move and they are firmly attached to their substrate as if by roots. Unless you follow a sponge's life cycle, and see that the young sponges are motile, swimming freely in the water, and observe that sponges are not photosynthetic, obtaining their food by filtering microscopic organisms from the water, you might be confused.
Are organisms in the phylum porifera motile?
Sponges are normally stationary organisms, they attacj=h themselves to a surface when very small and grow in that same place.
Are animilia motile or nonmotile?
Animals, which fall under the kingdom Animalia, are mostly motile, meaning they are capable of moving independently. However, some animals, like sponges, are examples of nonmotile organisms within the kingdom.
Are plants motile or non-motile?
If an organism is motile then it can move. Plants are not motile.
Is plasmodium motile or non-motile?
Plasmodium are motile.
Motile and sessile?
"Motile" refers to organisms that are capable of movement, such as animals and some single-celled organisms. "Sessile" refers to organisms that are fixed in one place and do not move, such as plants and some types of animals like sponges.
Is archaebacteria or eubacteria motile or non-motile?
Archaea representatives can be either motile or non-motile depending on the species, while most eubacteria are motile using flagella, pili, or other structures for movement.
Are protista motile?
motile
Are fish motile or non motile?
They have legs and can walk so theyre motile
Are animal motile?
Yes they are motile
Are ferns motile or non motile?
most people believe that plantae are motile
