Monday, April 6, 2009

Sponge Filtration

Hello Biology students!

Well, here we are -- Kingdom Animalia. Before you know it, you will be elbow-deep in dissections, but first we will start with the common sponge and it's relatives in the phylum Porifera.

Below is a video demonstrating the filtering powers of the sea sponge. Be sure to take a look at Chapter 26, Section 2 in your book after watching this video for a complete look at the anatomy of a sponge, which we will touch upon in class this week.

In the meantime, enjoy the short film, and interesting music too.