Question

Your lab group is assigned an unknown organism to identify to the level of phylum. You have it narrowed down to either Phylum Porifera or Phylum Cnidaria. Which feature would allow you to identify the phylum of your unknown creature

Answer 1

The correct answer is - the presence of pores.

Step-by-step explanation:

The name Porifera is a term that means pore bearer as these individuals are one cell thick with many tiny pores present on their body and some big openings as well. These small pores are one of the characteristic features of these organisms. It distinguished the Porifera phylum from the Cnidaria phylum. There are many other microscopic and behavioral features present to classify them but in the lab presence of pores is important.