Suspension Feeding Is More Common in Aquatic Environments Than in Terrestrial

question 10

Multiple Choice

Suspension feeding is more common in aquatic environments than in terrestrial environments because

• A) terrestrial vertebrates are too large to suspension feed.
• B) terrestrial animals are too selective in their feeding to be suspension feeders.
• C) terrestrial animals typically feed lower on the food chain than aquatic animals do.
• D) small suspended food items are abundant in aquatic systems but not in terrestrial systems.

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