The renal corpuscle consists
of a capillary bed called the glomerulus and a capsule of epithelial cells.
The renal corpuscle is composed
of two structures, the glomerulus and the Bowman's capsule. The glomerulus is a
small tuft of capillaries containing two cell types. <span>It is also characterized
as a cluster of capillaries around the end of a kidney tubule, where waste
products are filtered from the blood. Other
surfaces that separate body cavities from the outside environment are lined by
simple squamous, columnar, or pseudostratified epithelial cells.The gastrointestinal tract, the insides of the lungs, and the
reproductive and urinary tracts where other epithelial cells line up make up
the exocrine and endocrine glands.</span>
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.
Photosynthesis and cellular respiration both somewhat involve each other.
There is genetic diversity among offspring
explanation
since the offsprings are genetically identical to the parent they are more susceptible to the same diseases and nutrient deficiencies as the parent
