Question

Sycon beolngs to a group of animals, which are best described as

• A. Unicellular or acellular
• B. Multicellular without any tissue organization
• C. Multicellular with a gastrovascular system
• D. Multicellular having tissue organization, but no body cavity

Answer 1

The correct option is B Multicellular without any tissue organization

Sycon belongs to Porifera. Porifera, a phylum within the Kingdom Animalia, consists of all species of sponges, about 5,000 total. They are multicellular animals as most sponges have three layers of cells. The phylum Porifera also represents the only phylum of the Parazoa branch of Kingdom Animalia, those without true tissues.

So, the correct answer is option B.