Sentences with phrase «structure as some sponge»

If so, the closest living relatives are the choanoflagellates, which are heterotrophic, single - called eukaryotes having the same structure as some sponge cells.

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Thus, the sponge - marble structure can serve as a sort of geometrical model of the complementarity of continuous and discontinuous aspects of reality — specifically the complementarity of physical fields (sponge phase) and material objects (marbles phase).

The millions of long, thin, sharp silica spicules in Rossella racovitzae sponges, three - foot high brown organisms that inhabit the Ross Sea in Antarctica, give the sponge structure and shape, as well as ward off predators.

Marine sponges build intricate skeletons with an internal structure made of glass needles by using enzymes known as silicateins that act both as catalysts that assemble the glass and as physical templates to form the material into needle shapes.

Also to be seen are coral encrusted rock formations with interesting sponge structures, sea fans and tunicates.The north side is the deepest at 80 ft and the most fun, as you're swimming through a canyon with almost totally vertical walls.