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Do sponges filter water

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How do sponges get nutriton?

Sponges filter their food when water flows by.


Do sponges live in fresh water?

No because it makes filter-feeding impossible for the sponges No because it makes filter-feeding impossible for the sponges


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Can sea pink sponges hurt you?

No, sea sponges have nothing to hurt you with. They also have nothing to move. all they do is filter water


How do sponges obtain their food and 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.


Are sponges filter feeders?

Yes, sponges are filter feeders. I also believe they were the first filter feeders.


Are sea sponges decomposers?

No, sea sponges are not decomposers. Sponges are filter feeders.


Sponges obtain the food they need for survival by?

they filter food from the water so the food comes to them


What does it mean to be a filter feeder?

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...


What is a sponges habit?

filter feeders


What is a sponges niche?

Filter Feeders


How sponges live?

They filter the water for food. Scientists thought they were plants for a long time. They now say they are animals.