NEETBotanyAnimal Kingdom
How do sponges reproduce?
Options
- AAsexually through fragmentation
- BSexually through the formation of gametes
- CBoth asexually and sexually
- DNone of the above
Correct answer
C. Both asexually and sexually
Step-by-step solution
The common name for members of the phylum that sponges belong to is Porifera.Digestion is intracellular. The body is supported by a skeleton made up of spicules or spongin fibres. Sexes are not separate (hermaphrodite), i.e., eggs and sperms are produced by the same individual. Sponges reproduce asexually by fragmentation and sexually by formation of gametes. Fertilisation is internal and development is indirect having a larval stage which is morphologically distinct from the adult. Sponges are generally marine ani