Question
Biology Question on organisms and populations
In sponges which of the following cells are totipotent in nature?
A
pinacocytes
B
archaeocytes
C
trophocytes
D
choanocytes
Answer
archaeocytes
Explanation
Solution
Archaeocytes are undifferentiated totipotent cells which may differentiate into all other types of cells including sex cells in sponges. Trophocytes are nurse cells that provide food to developing cells.