How sea squirts feed and eat

The diagram of a sea squirt below shows how sea squirts feed and eat. Sea squirt has a scientific name, phylum chordata). On the sea squirt picture below, the anus of the sea squirt, intestine of the sea squirt, heart of the sea squirt, and the reproductive organs of the sea squirt are labelled.

Diagram of a sea squirt (phylum chordata)

The water moves to the right relative to the diagram of the sea squirt. How sea squirts eat and feed is explained below.

1. water enters incurrent siphon of sea squirts
2. food particles are trapped inside the branchial basket of sea squirts
3. mucus is carried down to the stomach of sea squirts
4. water and easte leaves sea squirts via excurrent siphon

Picture of sea squirts

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