NEETZoologyBody Fluids and Circulation
How do simple organisms like sponges and coelenterates circulate substances within their bodies?
Options
- AThrough body fluids
- BThrough water from their surroundings
- CThrough blood
- DThrough lymph
Correct answer
B. Through water from their surroundings
Step-by-step solution
Different groups of animals have evolved different methods for this transport. Simple organisms like sponges and coelenterates circulate water from their surroundings through their body cavities to facilitate the cells to exchange these substances . More complex organisms use special fluids within their bodies to transport such materials. Blood is the most commonly used body fluid by most of the higher organisms including humans for this purpose.