Although coral polyps can catch prey using their cnidocytes, they obtain most of their nutrition from algae, called ________________, that live symbiotically with the polyps.     zooxanthellae   anemones   platyhelminthes   medusae   cnidarians

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  Although coral polyps can catch prey using their cnidocytes, they obtain most of their nutrition from algae, called ________________, that live symbiotically with the polyps.
 
  zooxanthellae
  anemones
  platyhelminthes
  medusae
  cnidarians
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