Sunday, November 17, 2013

Sponges

Sponges
Phylum Porifera 
They can live anywhere from warm water to very cold water on the ocean floor.
They reproduce both asexually and sexually.
The poors in the sponge take in the water and filter it to get the nutrients in the water, they are eaten by turtles, snails, and other fish.

There are 15,000 different species of sponges.
They can live up to 23000 years.
Larva can live in them until they grow bigger.
Sponges are used also as cleaning tools.
Many animals use sponges as their homes.

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