Question
Biology Question on Kingdom Animalia
The totipotent cell of sponge is
A
archaeocytes
B
interstitial cells
C
thesocytes
D
chromocytes
Answer
archaeocytes
Explanation
Solution
Archaeocytes are undifferentiated embryonic ameobocytes, having blunt pseudopodia and large nucleus with conspicuous nucleolus. They can produce all other types of cells, needed by the sponge. Such cells are termed totipotent as they give rise to any other kinds of cells within an animal.