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State the system in poriferans that helps in circulating water throughout the body to bring in food and oxygen.


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Canal system.

  1. Porifera refer to organisms with holes or ‘pores’ all over the body.
  2. A Canal system is a system of pores, canals and chambers through which water circulates with the help of uniflagellated choanocytes (flagellated collar-shaped cells).
  3. Water brings in food and oxygen.

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