Animal Kingdom Question 1002
Question: Thesocytes serve as
[CPMT 1992]
Options:
A) Sex cells
B) Slime secreting cells
C) Food reserve
D) Embryonic cells
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
The sponges belong to Porifera and they are diploblastic. They have four major cells - pinacocytes, porocytes, choanocyte, and amoebocytes.
Amoebocytes are amoeba-like cells scattered in the sponges. They store, digest and transports food, excrete wastes, secrete skeleton and also may give rise to buds in asexual reproduction. Thesocytes are a type of amoebocytes and serve to store food.
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