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Chapter 33, Problem 4TYU
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Introduction: Sponges are multicellular organisms that belong to the phylum Porifera.
Their body lack true tissue and organs. The complete digestive, nervous and the circulatory system is absent in them. Organisms belonging to the phylum Porifera are generally acoelomates.
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