Sponges filter their food when water flows by.
No because it makes filter-feeding impossible for the sponges No because it makes filter-feeding impossible for the sponges
Sponges are mainly filter feeders, eating particles and plankton in water that enters their system
No, sea sponges have nothing to hurt you with. They also have nothing to move. all they do is filter water
They filter feed. This means that water flows through the pores in their bodies and special cells with hairs strain the water and keep tiny food particles for the sponge to digest.
Yes, sponges are filter feeders. I also believe they were the first filter feeders.
No, sea sponges are not decomposers. Sponges are filter feeders.
they filter food from the water so the food comes to them
Filter feeder get their food by straining (filtering) it from water, most often sea water. Examples of filter feeders are: sponges, clams, oysters, barnacles, basking sharks, whale sharks...
filter feeders
Filter Feeders
They filter the water for food. Scientists thought they were plants for a long time. They now say they are animals.