Why did animal phyla appear so suddenly during the Cambrian explosion? Several variables have been hypothesized to play a role in the sudden appearance of diverse animals during the Cambrian explosion. For example, the \'higher oxygen levels\" hypothesis invokes an environmental trigger and the \"evolution of predation\" hypothesis invokes ecological interactions. Erik Sperling, Andrew Knoll, and colleagues set out to test the hypothesis that these two hypotheses are linked. Could the oxygen atmosphere enable the evolution of predation? Sponges lived in low-oxygen oceans before the Cambrian, and they occur today in both low- oxygen and high-oxygen environments. What aspects of the sponge body plan might have prevented the evolution of predatory sponges in high-oxygen environments? Drag the terms on the left to the appropriate blanks on the right to complete the sentences. Effective predators tend to be and they have for detecting prey. Sponges lack, , and as adults. Solution EFFECTIVE PREDATORS TEND TO BE MOBILE AND THEY HAVE MOBILITY TO DETECTING PREY . SPONGES LACK SENSORY STRUCTURES,SYMMETRY,SEGMENTATION AS ADULTS ..