<h2 /><h2><em><u>Collenchyma</u></em><em><u>.</u></em></h2>
<em><u>Explaination</u></em>
<em><u>Collenchyma is the tissue found below the epidermis of a leaf stalk. These are simple permanent tissue, perform photosynthesis when chloroplast is present</u></em><em><u>.</u></em>
Plicae, villi and microvilli increase the surface area for he absorption of nutrients
ATP is an energy carrier that holds energy after processes like cellular respiration. The body can turn ATP into energy to do processes like physical movement later on.
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Answer:
These structures that protect the sponges from most predators, but not turtles, are spicules.
Explanation:
Sponges <em>skeleton</em> is composed of <em>calcium carbonate and siliceous</em> micro-structures called <u>spicules</u>. Their morphology is so varied that it is used in taxonomy for identification and classification.
There are different kinds of spicules:
- <em>Monoaxonic spicule</em>: needle-shaped, straights or curves
- <em>Tetraxonic spicules:</em> they have four prolongations
- <em>Triaxonic or Hexaxonic spicules</em>
- <em>Poliaxonic spicules </em>
Two terms can be applied to any of these spicules kinds:
- <em>Megaspicules</em>: They are elongated and compose the main architecture of the sponge skeleton
- <em>Microspicules</em>: Variable in shape and size, with ancillary functions
Sponges have few predators thank to the spicule structures and their high toxicity. Many of them are capable of perforating soft tissues and producing urticant substances.
