Sea anemones are carnivores. They eat by sticking themselves to rocks and reaching their tentacles out to capture small animals like plankton. Being small carnivores, sea anemones are second level consumers.
in the food chain a sea anemone is a consumer because it eats alive organisms. An anemone is also a carnivore
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.
It is called a "sea anemone" because it is a flower-like animal (anemone being a variety of flower) that lives in the sea.
Symbiotic relationship, the anemone protects the fish from predators because of its stinging tentacles and the fish will return to the anemone with food to eat and spill some into the anemone which feeds it. The fish is protected by a slimy coat which stops it becoming anemone food.
One example: A sea anemone and hermit crab have a mutual relationship. The sea anemone protects the crab and the crab provides food.
No, sea anemone do not eat fish. Sea anemone eat small bacteria that grows on them.
The Sea Anemone uses clown fish to clean it and the clown fish uses the sea anemone for protection.
One species of sea anemone is Anthopleura xanthogrammica, or the giant green anemone.
How does a sea anemone trap their prey
No, it is not a vertebrate.It is an invertebrate.No. A sea anemone is an invertebrate.
No. A sea anemone and a jellyfish would not meet. If they did meet, the jellyfish would sting the sea anemone and kill it.
Predators of the sea anemone include nudibranchs, sea stars, and fishes.