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Are scallops carnivores herbivores or omnivores?
Scallops are filter feeders and filter plankton. Some of this plankton may be plant life and some may be animal life, the scallop can not select one or the other and therefore scallops are omnivores.
Is a scallop a producer?
No. Scallops and other molluscs are all consumers. They do not produce their own food as plants do, but consume other organisms. In the case of scallops, they are filter feeders, filtering tiny particles of food from the water.
Are sponges filter feeders?
Yes, sponges are filter feeders. I also believe they were the first filter feeders.
Why are clams filter feeders?
Clams are filter feeders because they filter stuff.
Is a piranha is an example of filter feeders?
No, filter feeders in general do not have teeth. Piranha do not filter their food.
Sponges are what kind of feeders?
filter feeders! : )
How are filter feeders and fluid feeders?
Filter feeders and fluid feeders are alike in a great number of ways. These animals both sift for food to eat.
What do filter feeders in the ocean eat?
Filter feeders are called filter feeders so they suck in water and eat the tiny plankton in the oceanwith there tiny filter hairs.
How are filter feeders and fluid feeders alike?
Filter feeders and fluid feeders are alike in a great number of ways. These animals both sift for food to eat.
What part of a scallop do you eat?
There are two parts of scallops that are eaten. The first part is referred to simply as the "scallop" and is the abductor muscle which is white and meaty in texture. The second part is called the "coral" and is the roe which is red or white in color and soft in texture.
Filter feeders in the ocean eat this?
Filter feeders in the ocean filter water through their body to eat. They filter phytoplankton out of the water to gain nutrients.
What type of feeder is the clam?
A clam is a type of feeder known as a filter feeder. Filter feeders strain particles like food from the water using an internal filtering system.
