Which of the following feeding tactics is consistent with this list of features: two- part stomach capable of breaking down tough food particles; simple mouthparts; the ability to burrow through, and consume, indigestible fecal material to get to hidden food?
A) food- mass feeder
B) suspension feeder
C) deposit feeder
D) fluid feeder

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The features described are consistent with those of a deposit feeder. The two-part stomach allows for the breakdown of tough particles, simple mouthparts suggest a lack of ability to capture or manipulate large food items, and the ability to burrow through fecal material suggests a search for hidden nutrient sources within sediment. This all points to deposit feeding as the most likely feeding tactic.

Which of the Following Feeding Tactics Is Consistent with This