Campbell Biology (10th Edition)
Campbell Biology (10th Edition)
10th Edition
ISBN: 9780321775658
Author: Jane B. Reece, Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Robert B. Jackson
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 33, Problem 9TYU
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To determine: The effect of the structure of the digestive tract in different invertebrates on the size of the organism they can eat.

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The invertebrates are those organisms that lack a back bone. Every organism has a different method of digestion depending on the structure of their digestive system. For example, the sponges have a filter feeding mechanism in which they take up water from the surrounding in their siphons and filters it to obtain microbes or nutrient particles and utilize it as a source of food.

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