Because they suck in water and filter food particles out of it.
They are filter feeders that help clean the water; however, due to pollution the taste of the mollusk can be affected and cause illness
Filter feeders are called filter feeders so they suck in water and eat the tiny plankton in the oceanwith there tiny filter hairs.
A marine worm that live in a tube of its own secretion. These animals are filter feeders and can be found in the extreme depths of the ocean.
bivalves
Yes, sponges are filter feeders. I also believe they were the first filter feeders.
Clams are filter feeders because they filter stuff.
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
No, filter feeders in general do not have teeth. Piranha do not filter their food.
filter feeders! : )
Filter feeders and fluid feeders are alike in a great number of ways. These animals both sift for food to eat.
Filter feeders and fluid feeders are alike in a great number of ways. These animals both sift for food to eat.
A clam is a type of feeder known as a filter feeder. Filter feeders strain particles like food from the water using an internal filtering system.