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Animal Kingdom

Question
CBSEENBI11003058

During unfavourable conditions, the sponges form

  • cyst

  • encyst

  • spicule

  • Gemmule

Solution

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Gemmule

Unfavourable conditions such as high temperature, dry conditions, sponges body gets divided into numerous small spore like bodies called gemmules.

In Amoeba, cysts are formed during unfavourable conditions.

Spicules are endoskeleton of sponge body.