Which of the following is an animal that remains fixed at one place?
A
Amoeba
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B
Sponge
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C
Chlamydomonas
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D
Hydra
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Solution
The correct option is B Sponge The phylum Porifera contains sponges. It is a simple animal with many cells, but no mouth, muscles, heart or brain. It is sessile, it cannot move from place to place the way most other animals can. A sponge is an animal that grows in one spot like most plants do. Nevertheless, sponges are quite successful. The basic body plan is a jelly-like layer sandwiched between two thin layers of cells. Their bodies are full of pores and channels allowing water to circulate through them. Most of them feed on bacteria and other microorganisms. A few of them eat tiny crustaceans.