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Clownfish a small tropical fish found in the midst of sea anemones are often not stung. What type of relationship might the clownfish have with the sea anemones that would explain this behaviorClownfi?
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How do clownfish swim?
Clownfish have a symbiotic relationship with sea anemones. Besides anemones, clownfish donâ??t like many other organisms, and may be aggressive towards them.
What is the symbiotic relationship between the clownfish and the anemones?
mutualism
What is an anemonefish?
An anemonefish is an alternative name for the clownfish, so named because the clownfish has a symbiotic relationship to sea anemones.
What kind of adaptation does Nemo have?
Nemo is a fictional character and has no adaptations. If you are referring to Clownfish in general, they have developed a symbiotic relationship with the sea anemones they live with. The Clownfish attract larger fish that the anemones stun and eat, and the Clownfish get protection from bigger fish.
What does the shiny coating on a clownfish do?
protect the clownfish from getting stung by anemones
What kind of relationship does a sea anemone and a clownfish have?
The relationship of the clown fish and sea anemone is symbiotic in that the clownfish, having a coating of mucous that makes it immune to the anemone's deadly sting, can swim in safety in the anemone's tentacles, meanwhile attracting other fish as food for the anemone.
How do sea anemones affect other sea creatures?
Anemones provide food and shelter for clownfish. Clownfish appear to be the only fish that can resist the anemone's stinging poison. When an unsuspecting bigger fish tries to eat the clownfish the clownfish ducks into the anemone and the big fish gets shocked to death by the poison. Then the anemone eats the fish and the clownfish gets the scraps which is fine by it.
What adaptation does a clownfish has making them able to leave on sea anemones?
the clownfish has a layer of mucus on the outside of them that protects them from being stung.
What is the symbolic relantionship between the clown fish and the anemones?
the anenome offers protection for the clownfish and the clownfish feeds and cleans the anenome
Is nemo a scavenger?
Yes, Nemo can be considered a scavenger. Clownfish are scavengers because they share a symbiotic relationship with the anemones and eat whatever the anemones don't finish.
What does clown fish use for shelter?
Clownfish have a symbiotic relationship with anemone. The clownfish deliver nutrients to the anemone in the form of waste, and the anemone protects the clownfish from predators. Anemones, like other cnidarians, have stingers called nematocysts which are used for protection.
Do tomato clownfish play in anemones?
if there name is nemo, then yes they do.
