Water Canal System
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Q.
What are ostia and osculum?
Q. Water canal system of sponge is responsible for all activities except:
- Locomotion
- Food capture
- Respiration
- Excretion
Q. The function of the water canal system in sponges are
- food gathering and exchange of gases only
- food gathering, removal of wastes and exchange of gases
- food gathering and removal of wastes only
- only removal of wastes and exchange of gases
Q. In case of poriferans, the spongocoel is lined with flagellated cells called
- ostia
- oscula
- choanocytes
- mesenchymal cells
Q. Porocytes are
- located in the body of flatworms and are excretory in function
- located in the body wall of sponge and regulates incoming water current
- located in the body of roundworms and are excretory in function
- located in the body of hydra and regulates the outgoing water current
Q. Choose the correct route of the flow of water inside a sponge.
- Ostia → Spongocoel → Osculum → Exterior
- Spongocoel → Ostia → Osculum → Exterior
- Osculum → Spongocoel → Ostia → Exterior
- Osculum → Ostia → Spongocoel → Exterior