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No, sea sponges can not make their own food. They obtain their nutrition from the food particles in the water. Sponges primarily eat bacteria, phytoplankton, and other small food bits out of the water.
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What is a sea sponges role in the food chain?
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Are sea sponges decomposers?
No, sea sponges are not decomposers. Sponges are filter feeders.
Do sea sponges grow?
Yes Sea Sponges Grow... they grow other sea sponges by reproduction! It starts with a bud, then it turns into an even bigger bud...until it gets to be a big enough sea sponge that it can provide its own foods. at this point it gets cut off!
Is a sea sponge a mollusk or an arthropod?
Neither, sponges have their own phylum separate from both of those, called Porifera ('pore carriers').
Do sponges eat fish?
Yes, sponges provide food for a number of different organisms such as nudibranchs, sea stars, fishes, and turtles.
Do sponges live in the ocean?
yes sea sponges.
How do sea sponges move how do they get food what might happen to sponges living in shallow water around an island if heavy rains washed large amounts of soil into the sea?
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How can a sea sponge get its food?
The sponges are filter feeders, that means the surronding sea water circulate throught the canal system they have and the absorb the organic matter the water carries as their food.
Do sea turtles filter feed?
No, sponges are filter feeders. Turtle take in food through their mouths.
How do sponges nourish?
WHO LIVES IN A PINEAPPLE UNDER THE SEA Sponges do.
What eat sea sponges?
Sea sponges do not have many natural predators. The only animal that has been known to feed on sea sponges are sea slugs.
How deep would the sea be if there was no sponges in it?
If you were to wring out the sponges before removing them, the sea would be just as deep.
