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Marine Biology
Phylum Porifera and Cnidaria
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Choanocytes
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Specialized cell in sponges that uses a flagellum to move a steady current of water through the sponge (Collar Cells)
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Choanocytes
Specialized cell in sponges that uses a flagellum to move a steady current of water through the sponge (Collar Cells)
Spicules
Tiny supports in sponges made of calcium carbonate, spongin, or silica.
Phagocytosis
The process of cells engulfing food
Diffusion
Movement of molecules from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration (ex. the movement of Oxygen into a sponge/cnidarian)
Budding
Asexual reproduction in which a part of the parent organism grows a clone and pinches off to form a new organism