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... soft bottom habitat are always submerged as they are below the lowest tide . The soft bottoms on and in which they live are exposed to wave action and so are constantly shifting . There are not many species that can survive such ...
... soft bottom habitat are always submerged as they are below the lowest tide . The soft bottoms on and in which they live are exposed to wave action and so are constantly shifting . There are not many species that can survive such ...
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... soft bottom habitat . Most filter feeders must maintain a current of water through their bodies in order to filter food . Often this water movement is generated by beating cilia - hairs that are capable of moving . The cilia work ...
... soft bottom habitat . Most filter feeders must maintain a current of water through their bodies in order to filter food . Often this water movement is generated by beating cilia - hairs that are capable of moving . The cilia work ...
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... soft bottom habitat . Skates , smaller versions of their pelagic cousins the rays , find their flattened bodies are well suited to epifaunal life . They travel through these habitats filtering suspended material for food . Southern ...
... soft bottom habitat . Skates , smaller versions of their pelagic cousins the rays , find their flattened bodies are well suited to epifaunal life . They travel through these habitats filtering suspended material for food . Southern ...
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