A Filter Feeder Acquires Food Items by

question 17

Multiple Choice

A filter feeder acquires food items by

• A) restraining prey with poison.
• B) restraining prey using claws and jaws.
• C) ingesting mud and extracting particles.
• D) filtering food substances from the blood.
• E) extracting particles suspended in water.

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Definitions:

Sensory Receptors

Sensory receptors are specialized cells located throughout the body that detect changes in the environment and send information to the brain, initiating sensation and perception.

Balance

The ability to maintain the body's center of mass over its base of support, a key component of physical stability and coordinated movement.

Tympanic Membrane

The tympanic membrane, commonly known as the eardrum, is a thin layer that separates the external ear from the middle ear and vibrates in response to sound waves.

Auditory Ossicle

Bone of the middle ear; includes the malleus, incus, and stapes.