Question

14.
select the correct answer from each drop - down menu
a scientist found an asymmetrical organism. a part of the organism was injured, but it was able to repair itself through regeneration.
because the organism is asymmetrical and it was able to regenerate, it’s probably
, and belongs to the phylum

(the drop - down options for the first blank: a bird, a sponge, an amphibian; the drop - down option for the second blank is shown as \porifera\ initially)

Explanation:

Asymmetrical (no symmetry) organisms that can regenerate damaged body parts include sponges. Birds are bilaterally symmetrical, and amphibians are also bilaterally symmetrical, so they do not match the description. Phylum Porifera consists of sponges, which fit both traits.

Answer:

First dropdown (organism): a sponge
Second dropdown (phylum): Porifera