Question

sponge knowledge check
sponges reproduce ______________ by dispersing eggs and sperm into the water.
○ hermaphroditically
○ fragmentationally
○ asexually
○ sexually

Explanation:

Sponges can reproduce both asexually (e.g., by budding or fragmentation) and sexually. When they disperse eggs and sperm into the water, this is a sexual reproduction process. Hermaphroditic refers to having both male and female reproductive organs (which sponges can be, but the key here is the process of egg and sperm release - sexual). Fragmentationally is about asexual reproduction via body fragments. Asexually is not the case here as eggs and sperm (gametes) are involved. Sexual reproduction involves the union of gametes (sperm and eggs), which is what the description (dispersing eggs and sperm) aligns with.

Answer:

sexually