Assertion: sponge | /r/CapableOf | circulate water
Facets:
value: through their body
type: MANNER
value: to absorb food particles
type: PURPOSE
value: through itself
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: It was not until 1765, when John Ellis observed that a sponge could circulate water through itself, that the animal nature of sponges was recognized.
text: Sponges circulate water through their body to absorb food particles by filtration.