Porifera Crosswords

2. Sessile form of sponges having tentacles with nematocysts
5. Major animal groups in the Taxonomic system
6. The level of organization of sponges
9. Support protein in sponges
10. Animals with a backbone
11. Specialized pores in sponges
14. Living attached to the bottom or other hard surface
16. A form of food procurement in which food particles or small organisms are randomly strained from water.
17. Flattened cells that cover the sponge body
19. Dormant cluster of embryonic sponge cells
20. A collection of units or particles (eg cells) forming a body or mass.

1. Support structures made of silica or calcium carbonate
3. Pumps water through the sponge
4. Collar cells use these to create a current of water
7. The body type of sponges
8. Animals without a backbone.
12. Wandering cells that secrete spicules and spongin
13. Phyla for sponges
15. An aquatic animal that feeds on small specks of organic matter that have drifted down through the water and settled on the bottom.
18. Asexual reproduction, the genetics are the same as the parent