1 Aim to settle the baby for daytime naps and night-time sleep in a predictable way (eg, quiet play, move to the bedroom, wrap the baby, give the baby a brief cuddle, then settle in the cot while still awake). 2  Avoid excessive stimulation-noise, light, handling. 3  Excessive quiet should also be avoided.
The skeleton of the sponge is composed of tiny needle-like splinters called spicules, a mesh of protein called spongin, or a combination of both. Many sponges can only be identified by microscopic examination of the skeleton, which makes certain identification from photographs difficult.he collar cells have a sticky, funnel shaped collar and a hairlike whip, called a flagellum. The collar cells serve two purposes. First, they beat their flagella back and forth to force water through the sponge. The water brings in nutrients and oxygen, while it carries out waste and carbon dioxide.
The scientific term for sponges is Porifera, which literally means pore-bearing. The surface of a sea sponge is made up of thousands of tiny pores, called ostia. These pores lead internally to a system of canals, whose main functions are collecting nutrients and oxygen, and disposing waste and carbon dioxide. sea sponge's body primarily consists of spicules and spongin. Spicules are needle shaped fiberlike structures that act as the sponge's skeleton. Spongin is a protein that helps provide body support. In some instances the spongin will combine with the spicules to provied support, in other times the spongin works alone.