The term "suspension feeder" has replaced the term "filter feeder" because
A) biologists realized that suspension is easier to understand.
B) food sources in these cases are typically suspended above the animals,while filter feeding implies a food source below the animal.
C) suspension feeding includes the process of filtering.
D) filter feeders only take substances from blood.
E) many suspension feeders collect large numbers of food particles without a filter.

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Suspension feeding includes the process of filtering, but it also includes the collection of large numbers of food particles without a filter.

The Term "Suspension Feeder" Has Replaced the Term "Filter Feeder