If motility is considered a characteristic of animals, then why are stationary creatures such as sponges still considered to be animals?
What will be an ideal response?
They have a larval stage that is motile, so they meet the criterion of mobility because at some point in their life cycle they are mobile. These animals become sessile as adults.
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