Assertion: sponge's hole | /r/Synonym | oscula
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text: It filters microscopic plants from the water, and expels the excess water through one or more large holes called oscula.
text: The anatomy of a typical sponge is organized so that flagella inside the sponge pull water into small holes (ostia) in the body and expel waste through larger holes (oscula).
text: Then the water gets pushed out of the sponge through a hole called an osculum.
text: The shapes of their bodies are adapted for maximal efficiency of water flow through the central cavity, where the water deposits nutrients and then leaves through a hole called the osculum.
text: The flagella are used to create a flow of water within the interior of the sponge and that flows out large holes known as the ‘osculum’.
text: Ostia lead to an internal system of canals which leads to one or more larger holes called oscula, which are the openings to the out side.