Question

Write the characters of the following animal with the help of the classification chart.

Bath sponge

Answer 1

Classification:

Kingdom	Subkingdom	Phylum
Animalia	Non-chordata	Porifera

Characters:

1. Multicellular organisms without a cell wall.
2. They have cellular grade organization.
3. They have an asymmetrical body.
4. They are acoelomate.
5. This is a black-coloured and somewhat round-shaped animal.
6. Its body is mainly made up of fibers of a protein-spongin, and due to this, they have good water-holding capacity
7. It was used for bathing in the old days.
8. Besides, it was also used for the manufacturing of pillows and cushions
9. These were also used as a wetting material for sticking postal stamps and counting the currency notes.