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Which phylum consists of filter feeders that do not actually have a mouth or gut?
Porifera, also known as sponges, are filter feeders that lack a true mouth or gut. They filter microscopic organisms and particles from the water to obtain nutrition through specialized cells in their bodies.
Is it true that sponges can eat kelp?
No, sponges do not eat kelp. Sponges are filter feeders that obtain their nutrients by filtering small particles, such as plankton and bacteria, from the water. They do not have a digestive system to consume larger organisms like kelp. Instead, they rely on the flow of water through their porous bodies to capture microscopic food sources.
What do sycon eat?
Sycon sponges are filter feeders that sift microscopic particles of food from the water that passes through them.
Why does filtering not remove microscopic organisms?
the pores in the filter may be too large
What do porifera eat?
Porifera are sponges, and many animals eat sponges, including nudibranchs and some specialized fish.
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
What is baleen and what is the purpose?
Baleen is the filter system baleen whales use to feed on microscopic organisms.
What type of food does a redbeard sponge eat?
Redbeard sponges are filter feeders, meaning they primarily consume microscopic organisms such as bacteria, plankton, and other small particles from the water surrounding them. They obtain their food by filtering water through their porous bodies using special cells called choanocytes.
What do sponges eat?
they eat random sh** floating in the water such as microcopic organisms. they are filter feeders.
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.
How do sponges get nutriton?
Sponges filter their food when water flows by.
