EcologyofaSponge

Spongesareidealhabitatsformarineanimalsbecauseoftheirirregularandlargebodies.Theyare
alsomutuallybeneficialrelationshipswithbacteria,algae,andplantlikeprotists.Whiletheseorganismslive
whileprovidingfoodandoxygentothesponge,thespongeprovidesaprotectedarea.Thephotosynthetic
organismscanalsocauseaspongetobecomethecolorgreen.Sincespongesliveontheseaflooranddon't
seemtogetalotofsunlight,theyactuallydo.Spiculesactasalensormagnifyingglasstofocussunlight
directtothesponge,allowingittoliveinawiderrangeofhabitats.

Comparisonparagraph

TheCnidariaarewaymoreadvancedinthecomplexityoftheirtissuesandcells,presenceof
organs,andoverallbodyplan.Cnidariaareradiallysymmetrical,feedthroughthegastrovascularcavity,
respire,circulate,andexcretebydiffusion,respondwithspecializedsensorycells(nervenet),and
reproduceasexually,sexually,andexternally.Poriferaareasymmetrical,arefilterfeeders,circulate,respire,
andexcretebydiffusion/watermovement,donotrespondbecauseoftheabsenceofanervoussystem,and
reproduceasexuallyandsexually.Thereafewsimilaritiessuchasthesamewaytorespire,circulate,and
excretematerials.Also,theyreproduceforthemostpartthesamebesidesthatjellyfishcanreproduce
externally.Thecnidarianfeeding,response,reproductivegonads,andstingersallactasasortof
specializedtissuesororgansastheporiferadonthavetheseadvancements.

Annelidavs.CnidariaandPoriferaparagraph

TheAnnelidaarebilaterallysymmetrical,filterfeedtheirfood,usegills,closedcirculatorysystem,
andexcretethroughthenephridia,haveabrain,nervecord,andeyes,andreproduceashermaphrodites
(maleandfemalesexorgans).Cnidariaareradiallysymmetrical,feedthroughthegastrovascularcavity,
respire,circulate,andexcretebydiffusion,respondwithspecializedsensorycells(nervenet),and
reproduceasexually,sexually,andexternally.Poriferaareasymmetrical,arefilterfeeders,circulate,respire,
andexcretebydiffusion/watermovement,donotrespondbecauseoftheabsenceofanervoussystem,and
reproduceasexuallyandsexually.Overall,theAnnelidaarethemostadvanced,Cnidariathesecond,and
Poriferatheleast.Thebiggestadvancementsare:PoriferatoCnidaria(newspecializedtissuessuchasthe
reproductivegonads,stingers,newfeedingorgans,andexternalreproduction),fromCnidariatoAnnelida
(Newdigestivetrackincludingcrop&gizzardthenaheart,eyes,andmouth,plusananusoneway
excretiontrack,lastlythehermaphroditetraits).

Molluscavs.therestparagraph

Mollusca,aswegofurtherareevenmoreadvancedthanthepreviousone.Molluscavarybut
displaythefollowingtraits:bilateral,havefeet,mantle,shell,visceralmass,havearadula,sharpteeth,
lungs,gills,diffusion,openorclosedcirculatory,asiphonandanus,eyes,mouth,testes,ovary,reproduce
internally/externally,simplenervoussystem,andanephridia(differentthingsfordifferenttypesofMollusca).
Differingfromthepreviousamolluscahasmoreadvancedfeeding,moreefficient,gills,openorclosed
circulatory,abetterexcretionpathwayiesiphon,andreproduceinternallyandexternally,alsosomehave
armswithsuctioncups.

Arthropodavs.Mollusca

Arthropodsareyetmoreadvancedthanthemollusca.Arhropodshavebodysegments,alltypesof
foodeaters,havetrachealtubes,haveanopencirculatorysystem,malphigiantubules,agoodnetworked
nervoussystem,andcanreproduceinternallyandexternally.Inanutshell,thearthropodaarejustbetter
builtmoremobileandhigheruponthefoodchain.Molluscaarelessadvancedmoreconfinedandareless
efficient.