NEET Biology Animal Kingdom Question Bank Phylum Porifera

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    Path of water in a sponge is                                         [CPMT 1984]

    A) Dermal ostia \[\to \] Gastral ostia \[\to \]Osculum

    B) Dermal ostia\[\to \]Gastral ostia\[\to \]Spongocoel\[\to \]Osculum  

    C) Osculum \[\to \] Spongocoel \[\to \] Choanocytes \[\to \] Ostia

    D) Pinacocytes \[\to \] Choanocytes \[\to \] Enteron \[\to \] Osculum

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

               The course taken by water into the canal system is.                    water from outside \[\underset{\text{dermal ostia}}{\mathop{\xrightarrow{\text{through}}}}\,\] incurrent  canals                    \[\underset{\text{prosopyles}}{\mathop{\xrightarrow{\text{through}}}}\,\] radial canals \[\underset{\text{apopyles}}{\mathop{\xrightarrow{\text{through}}}}\,\] spongocoel                    \[\underset{\text{osculum}}{\mathop{\xrightarrow{\text{through}}}}\,\] outside.


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