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A Small Penguin and an Enormous Baleen Whale Both Feed

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A small penguin and an enormous baleen whale both feed on shrimp-like krill,yet only the whale is considered a suspension feeder.Which of the following can most likely explain this distinction?


A) Penguins feed on krill when the krill are attached to the bottom of an ice sheet,rather than suspended in the water.
B) Baleen whales eat the penguins that have eaten the krill.
C) Penguins hunt krill by sight catching them one at a time;baleen whales collect huge numbers of krill at once.
D) Penguins and baleen whales feed on krill at different times of year.
E) Penguins use their beak to catch the krill;baleen whales use their teeth.

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