filter/suspension feeders Flashcards
1
Q
suspension feeders
A
capture small organisms and particles of organic matter suspended in water
2
Q
filter feeders
A
subset of suspension feeders that capture food by actively moving water through a filtering structure that captures prey but permits water free passages
3
Q
simplest filter feeder
A
sponge
4
Q
choanocytes
A
line body cavity of sponges
5
Q
microvilli
A
collar a chanocyte
6
Q
flagellum
A
generates a flow of water through the sponge
7
Q
spongocoel
A
large central cavity
8
Q
largest filter feeders
A
baleen whales
9
Q
baleen plates
A
filter water for feeding