Describe the feeding process of a sponge. Make sure to use the following vocabulary in your answer: spongocoel, choanocytes, phagocytosis.What are some possible functions of spicules and spongin? How are these sponge parts alike and different?Why is sexual reproduction beneficial for sponges (or other organisms)? When could asexual reproduction be beneficial?

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