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Yes! A sponge is a filter feeder that feeds on small particles in the water.
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Vincent Hilpert
Because it filters in food for itself but also reproduces
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∙ 14y agobecause it takes in water through its pores, filters out any edible particles in it, then it eats the edible particles and expells the water through a chimney-like apparatus on the top of the sponge
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∙ 12y agoWiki User
∙ 8y agoBecause they filter out their food from the surrounding water. The microscopic food particles travel on the oceanic currents.
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Are sponges filter feeders?
Yes, sponges are filter feeders. I also believe they were the first filter feeders.
Sponges are what kind of feeders?
filter feeders! : )
What is a sponges habit?
filter feeders
What is a sponges niche?
Filter Feeders
Are sea sponges decomposers?
No, sea sponges are not decomposers. Sponges are filter feeders.
What do barrels sponges eat?
They are filter feeders, but they mostly eat plankton.
What is in a sea sponges diet?
Sponges are mainly filter feeders, eating particles and plankton in water that enters their system
What is food that filter feeders eat a lot?
Most filter feeders eat plankton or zooplankton. Filter feeders can include sponges, herring fish, and baleen whales. Filter feeders obtain their food by straining food particles or organisms from the water around them
Are sponges and bivalves are both filter feeders?
Yes. Nice question BTW.
Do sea turtles filter feed?
No, sponges are filter feeders. Turtle take in food through their mouths.
Are sponges predators scavengers filter feeders herbivores or carnivores?
is a whale shark a forager grazer filterfeeder predator scavenger and parasite
Three kinds of animals that use filter feeding to get food?
Filter feeders are also known as suspension feeders and are most commonly aquatic animals or birds. Three examples of filter feeding animals are flamingos, clams, and sponges.
