Across
- 2. a form of asexual reproduction in which a new organism develops from an outgrowth or bud on another one
- 6. the free-swimming, ciliated larva of a cnidarian
- 8. relating to the bottom of a sea or lake
- 11. Feeder: an organism that feeds by filtering organic matter or food particles from water
- 14. a fibrous protein that forms the skeletal framework of certain sponges
- 17. having the male and female reproductive organs in separate individuals
- 18. fixed in one place; immobile
- 19. small organisms that float or drift in the sea or fresh water
- 20. the immature and often wingless feeding stage of an insect
- 21. small pores in a sponge through which water enters
- 22. capable of contracting or shrinking
Down
- 1. the central cavity of a sponge
- 3. a more complex form of sponge body plan
- 4. whip-like appendages that allow for movement in certain cells
- 5. a cylindrical body form in the life cycle of some cnidarians
- 7. the simplest form of sponge body plan
- 9. organisms that have both male and female reproductive organs
- 10. a free-swimming, umbrella-shaped body form in the life cycle of some cnidarians
- 12. a small, spike-shaped structure in a sponge's skeleton
- 13. the most complex form of sponge body plan
- 15. having both male and female reproductive organs in the same individual
- 16. a large opening in a sponge through which water is expelled
