BIOLOGY 11
ANIMALS REVIEW
Ms. Smith
List the five characteristics that define an animal and briefly describe what they mean:
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Why do you think specialized cells and tissues are required by animals?
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List the seven life functions that animals must carry out and briefly describe what they mean:
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BIOLOGY 11
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PORIFERA REVIEW
1. Label the drawing of the sponge below:
2. Sponges have a few main characteristics. What are they?
3. Sponges can reproduce asexually in 3 ways – briefly describe what they are.
4. What do sponges do to defend themselves?
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5. Sponges rely on water movement to survive.
a) Name the life functions that depend on this system:
b) Describe the flow of water through a sponge, using the words:
choanocyte, osteum/ostea, flagella, osculum/oscula, spongocoel
6. The phylum porifera is sometimes called an “evolutionary dead end”. Why do you think it is called this?
7. Why are sponges important to their ecosystems?