identify the following organisms if its is herbivore , carnivore, or omnivore by writing h for plant eater, c for meat eater and o for both plant and meat eater.
1. Corals
2.jellyfish
3.limpets
4.small fish
5.clams
6.star fish
7.octopus
8.shrimp
9.crabs
10.sea urchin
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Answer:
Corals are short-lived microscopic organisms which live in colonies. They flourish in shallow mud-free and warm waters. They secrete calcium carbonate. The coral secretion and their skeletons form coral deposits.
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines jellyfish as follows: A free-swimming marine coelenterate that is the sexually reproducing form of a hydrozoan or scyphozoan and has a nearly transparent saucer-shaped body and extensible marginal tentacles studded with stinging cells.
: a marine gastropod mollusk (especially families Acmaeidae and Patellidae) that has a low conical shell broadly open beneath, browses over rocks or timbers in the littoral area, and clings very tightly when disturbed. 2 : one that clings tenaciously to someone or something
PILCHARDS - SMALL FISH - WHITEBAIT.
The Oxford English Dictionary lists "octopuses", "octopi", and "octopodes", in that order, reflecting frequency of use, calling "octopodes" rare and noting that "octopi" is based on a misunderstanding.
Starfish or sea stars are star-shaped echinoderms belonging to the class Asteroidea (/ˌæstəˈrɔɪdiə/). Common usage frequently finds these names being also applied to ophiuroids, which are correctly referred to as brittle stars or basket stars. Starfish are also known as asteroids due to being in the class Asteroidea.
Answer:
Corals-Carnivores
Jellyfish-Carnivores
limpets-Herbivores
Smallfish-Herbivores
clams-Omnovores
Starfish-Carnivores
Octopus-Carnivores
Shrimp-Omnivores
Crabs-Omnivires
Sea Urchin-Herbivores