Feeding strategies

Question 1

What are different environment range

Answer 1

-> temperature freshwater
-> Tropical Freshwater
-> Freshwater
-> Tropical Marine
-> Brackish

Question 2

What are key adaptions for a carnivores feeding strategy

Answer 2

-> teeth
-> Shark (not all)
-> Strong jaw shape
-> Pirhanas
-> they will kill their prey by ripping or swallowing whole

Question 3

What are key adaptions for a herbivores feeding strategy

Answer 3

-> Damselfish
-> Whale sharks
-> Algae Eaters (loaches)
-> no true stomach

Question 4

What are key adaptions for a omnivore feeding strategy and give an example of omnivorous fish

Answer 4

Their teeth and digestive tract possess some of the traits of both the carnivore and the herbivore.
-> Sun fish
-> Goldfish
-> Pufferfish

Question 5

What are key adaptions for a insectivore feeding strategy and give examples of fish

Answer 5

specialised jaws and teeth, effiecnet digestion and enhanced sensory capabilities
-> trout
-> rainbow fish
-> carp
-> Hatchett fish

Question 6

What are key adaptions for a browsers feeding strategy

Answer 6

Algae Eaters

Question 7

What are the 3 feeding territories

Answer 7

-> top feeders
-> mid water feeders
-> substrate feeders

Question 8

What are superior mouth fishes

Answer 8

Top feeder fish - have a straight dorsal surface and upturns or scoop like mouth

Question 9

What are terminal mouth fishes

Answer 9

Mid water feeders
They swim in mid water the mouth is located at the tip.

Question 10

What are inferior mouth fishes

Answer 10

-> bottom feeders
-> under slug mouths to get closer to the floor