Chapter 12, Problem 1FFT

Summary Introduction

To describe: That how might the relationship between a sponge with glassy spicule and microalgae or cyanobacteria be a mutualism.

Introduction: The sponges are any of the primitive multicellular aquatic animals and it constitutes the phylum Porifera. The body types of sponges have three types, namely syconoid, asconoid, and leuconoid. The spicules are structural elements present in most sponges. It deters predators and gives structural support.