Concept:Filter feeding is a method of taking in food by straining small organisms or particles from water.
Explanation:Filter feeders use special body structures to trap tiny prey, such as plankton, from the surrounding water.
Whales, especially baleen whales, have baleen plates in their mouths that act like sieves.
The whale takes in a large mouthful of water and then pushes it out, leaving small animals like krill trapped on the baleen.
The shark, butterfly, and mosquito are not known for filter feeding as their main method of obtaining food.
Therefore, the whale is the correct example of a filter-feeding animal.
Answer:C. whale