An elementary school science teacher decided to liven up the classroom with a saltwater aquarium. Knowing that saltwater aquaria can be quite a hassle, the teacher proceeded stepwise. First, the teacher conditioned the water. Next, the teacher decided to stock the tank with various marine invertebrates, including a polychaete, a siliceous sponge, several bivalves, a shrimp, several sea anemones of different types, a colonial hydra, a few coral species, an ectoproct, a sea star, and several herbivorous gastropod varieties. Lastly, she added some vertebrates-a parrotfish and a clownfish. She arranged for daily feedings of copepods and feeder fish.
-If the teacher wanted to show the students what a lophophore is and how it works, the teacher would point out a feeding
A) hydra.
B) sponge.
C) bivalve.
D) gastropod.
E) ectoproct.

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Ectoprocts, also known as bryozoans, have a lophophore, which is a crown of ciliated tentacles used for feeding.

An Elementary School Science Teacher Decided to Liven Up the Classroom