A new species of tubeworm is discovered on a coral reef. The worm has a specialized ring of tentacles that acts as a sieve to capture small shrimp and plankton from the surrounding water. This worm would best be described as:

A. a suspension filter feeder.
B. a suction feeder.
C. an active predator.
D. an herbivore.
E. The feeding type of this worm cannot be
determined from the information given.


A

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