8. PHYLUM PORIFERA
Word meaning : Organisms with pores
Commonly known as Sponges
Marine Organisms
Non-motile animals – attached to a support
Possess a large cavity inside their body –
spongocoel
Pores + Spongocoel
Waste material
Outer surface is hard ( skeleton )
Water canal system
Osculum
Calcium
and Silicon
11. PHYLUM COELENTERATA ( CNIDARIA )
Aquatic animals
Outer surface is hard – Exoskeleton
There is a cavity in the body
Body is made up of two layers of cells:
One makes up cells on the outside of
the body,
One makes the inner lining of the body
Some lives in colony , some have
solitary life