What special tool do tunicates use to obtain more food when suspension feeding?
a. Tunic outer covering
b. Mucous plankton net
c. Water vascular system
d. Notochord
ANS: B
Tunicates use the mucous plankton net that is secreted from their pharynx to trap a wide variety of
food particles. The food is then moved towards the esophagus by tiny cilia. Information can be found
in the section Construction of Complex Chordate Bodies Begins on a Stiffening Scaffold.
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