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the function of the mastax in rotifer is to grind food particles

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Is a rotifer a heterotroph or a autotroph?

A rotifer is a heterotroph.All animals are! To qualify as an autotroph, an organism must be able to make its own sugars and other organic substances from inorganic substances. Green plants can do this, and some bacteria have various ways of doing it, but no animal can.


What is a description of the appearance of a rotifer?

Rotifers are microscopic aquatic organisms with a cylindrical body, a head with a ring of cilia that resembles a rotating wheel (hence the name "rotifer"), and a foot with adhesive glands. They have a transparent body that allows their internal organs to be visible, and some species exhibit complex structures like jaws and eyespots.


What is a Rotifer?

Any of various minute multicellular aquatic organisms of the phylum Rotifera, having at the anterior end a wheellike ring of cilia.For the source and more detailed information concerning your request, click on the related links section (Answers.com) indicated below.


How do rotifers eat?

Rotifers use a structure called a mastax to grind up their food, which is then moved into their digestive system. Some rotifers are filter feeders, while others are scavengers, feeding on organic debris or microorganisms in their environment. They mainly feed on algae, bacteria, detritus, and small protozoa.


If a function is equal to zero when x is zero is the function considered defined at that point?

Yes. So long as the function has a value at the points in question, the function is considered defined.

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