Sponges do not move and lack a nervous system and stomach. Why are they classified as animals rather than plants?(1 point) Responses

a. Sponges consume nutrients.

b. Sponges reproduce sexually.

c. Sponges do not make their own food.
d. Sponges grow throughout their life.

c. Sponges do not make their own food. Because sponges are unable to produce their own food through photosynthesis like plants, they are classified as animals.