WB JEE Medical WB JEE Medical Solved Paper-2012

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    In most simple type of canal system of  Porifera, water flows through which one of the following ways?

    A)  Ostia\[\to \] Spongocoel\[\to \] Osculum\[\to \] Exterior

    B)  Spongocoel \[\to \] Ostia \[\to \] Osculum \[\to \] Exterior

    C)  Osculum\[\to \] Spongocoel\[\to \] Ostia \[\to \] Exterior

    D)  Osculum \[\to \] Ostia \[\to \] Spongocoel \[\to \] Exterior

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

     The ascon type is the simplest type of canal system found in asconoid sponges like Leucosolenia. The course of water current in ascon type of canal system looks like \[\text{Ingressing}\,\text{water}\xrightarrow[\text{Ostia}]{\text{Trough}}\text{spongocoel}\]\[\xrightarrow[\text{Osculum}]{\text{Through}}\text{To}\,\text{outside}\]


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