at one time sponges were classified as plants. why?
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The sponges are sessile variously branched just like plants. They have no way of capturing food or eliminating wastes and show little response to stimuli. Hence, sponges were earlier considered as plants.
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Sponges were once classified as plants due to the similar features that they share.
Explanation:
- Sponges, also known as porifera is an asymmetrical animal.
- Unlike a lot of other animals, sponges is immobile.
- Similar to plants, sponges also receive its food from the environment while fixing its position to a single space.
- It can also reproduce asexually by fragmentation like plants.
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