What would be necessary for a sponge to survive if it had a reduced number of choanocytes?
A)Phagocytic food gathering would have to increase.
B)The outer protective layer would need to thicken.
C)Intracellular digestion by choanocytes would have to increase.
D)Spicule production by amoebocytes would have to increase.

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Phagocytic food gathering would have to increase because choanocytes are responsible for capturing food particles, so with fewer choanocytes, other cells would need to compensate by increasing their food gathering activity.

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