Question

Sponges, members of the phylum Porifera, are sessile filter feeders that lack tissues or organs. Instead, specialized cells have unique functions like ingesting food, support, and reproduction. Such specialization within a sponge body is a result of

A) cytokinesis.
B) cell cleavage.
C) cell differentiation.
D) gamete fertilization

Answer 1

C) cell differentiation.

Step-by-step explanation:

Cell differentiation is a process undergone by a cell in which it changes to a specialized form. During the process of cell differentiation, some genes in a single cell becomes turned off or on in a process called GENE EXPRESSION to give rise to cells with specialized functions.

This is the case of this sponge whose specialized cells perform unique functions like ingesting food, support, and reproduction. The specialization of the cells within the sponge is as a result of the process of CELL DIFFERENTIATION.