Assertion: sponge | /r/HasProperty | animal
Facets:
value: for several reasons
type: CAUSE
Source sentences:
text: Many of us today probably also don't know that a sponge is an animal
text: Despite what appears to be similarities with plants, sponges are considered animals for several reasons.
text: A sponge is an animal that grows in one spot like most plants do.
text: A sponge is an animal that grows in one spot like most plants do.
text: So they came to the conclusion that the sponge was an animal because in fact, it has a common feature with the animals that do not have the plants: it introduces water inside it, plucks the tiny plants and animals from the water, consumes them as food, and then discards the feces.
text: A sponge is an animal that grows in one spot like most plants do.
text: the sponge is actually an animal and not just something you use to clean the bathroom.
text: Therefore, the sponge is an animal
text: Therefore, the sponge is an animal
text: They may resemble plants, but are actually animals that are sessile (not capable of movements).
text: Sponges appear more like plants however, in reality they are animals that belong to the phylum Porifera.
text: Although sponges are sessile (meaning they don’t move, but they can manoeuvre a small amount to get themselves in a better position) they are animals, not plants.
text: Scientists decided that sponges are animals only after watching them eat food by drawing it into their bodies.
text: Sponges may look like plant life, but they are actually animals.
text: Sponges are animals, not plants.
text: Sponges are animals and not plants!
text: Often mistaken for plants, sponges are actually animals, albeit very simple animals.
text: Sponges are animals that do not have arms, heads, and internal organs.
text: Grant’s work definitively proved that sponges are animals, not plants or simple celled organisms.
text: Aristotle was uncertain whether sponges were animals, which in his system ought to have sensation, appetite, and locomotion, or plants, which did not: he knew that sponges could sense touch, and would contract if about to be pulled off their rocks, but that they were rooted like plants and never moved about.
text: Sponges are animals, and they consume bacteria and other microorganisms.
text: They are animals, not plants, and can be found in many different habitats and forms.
text: In the mid 1700s scientists suggested that sponges were animals rather than plants.
text: Scientists debate when sponges, animals belonging to the phylum Porifera, first emerged.
text: Once considered ‘sea vegetables’, sponges are animals made up with simple arrangements of cells that lack organs.
text: That’s right, sponges are also animals, although most people mistakenly categorize them as plants.
text: Sponges are considered animals because they have the same cell stucture and type of metabolism as animals and reproduce in a similar fashion to many animals as well.
text: Sponges are considered animals, even though they don't move around as most animals do.