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Name the opening through which water leaves the body cavity of sponges. |
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Answer» ong>Answer: A spongocoel is the LARGE, central cavity of sponges. Water enters the spongocoel through hundreds of tiny pores (Ostia) and exits through the LARGER opening (osculum).Porocytes control the amount of water that enters pores into the spongocoel, while CHOANOCYTES, which are flagellated cells, aid the movement of water through the sponge, thereby helping the sponge to trap and ingest FOOD PARTICLES. |
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