How to use in-sentence of “scrape”:
– Some use it to scrape algae off rocks, while others are carnivorous, catching tiny zooplankton and other small animals that live in shallow water.
– For example, GastropodaGastropods use it to graze and scrape diatoms and other microscopic algae off rock surfaces and other substrata.
– With this apparatus they can scrape organisms stuck to the surface over which the urchin is moving.
– These animals probably lived in swamps or near lakes, using their tusks to dig or scrape up aquatic vegetation.
– Afterwards, newt larvae start a predatory lifestyle, while tadpoles mostly scrape food off surfaces with their horny tooth ridges.
