How are sponges able to reproduce?

Sponges are also able to reproduce asexually through budding. This is when a small piece of sponge is broken off but is still able to survive and grow into another sponge. Sponges are also able to repair damages to their bodies. read more

Most sponges are both male and female. In sexual reproduction, they may play either role. The 'male' sponge would release sperm into the water, which would travel and then enter a 'female' sponge. After fertilization in the sponge, a larva is released into the water. read more

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Sponges, or poriferans, reproduce both sexually and asexually. Asexually, reproduction is achieved by way of budding, which is a process in which new sponges grow out of adult sponges. It may also be achieved asexually by fragmentation, in which a detached piece of an adult sponge develops into a new organism. read more