Translations:Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Nature/Coral Reefs/13/en

From Pathfinder Wiki
Revision as of 19:58, 16 October 2020 by FuzzyBot (talk | contribs) (Importing a new version from external source)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)

a. Which type of feeding primarily occurs at night and why does this result in clear water?

At night, the corals extend their soft tentacles out into the water to trap and collect food that is floating in the water. They use nematocytes which are microscopic harpoons loaded with venom to catch and stun their prey before eating it.