Given the question: Answer the following question given this paragraph: Amphibians play important roles in many ecosystems, especially as middle players in many food chains and food webs. In addition to consuming many worms and insects and other arthropods, and even some small reptiles and mammals and fish, they are prey for turtles and snakes, as well as some fish and birds. Tadpoles keep waterways clean by feeding on algae. Q: What do tadpoles clear out of waterways? Choices: - pollution - oxygen - disease - algae A:
The answer is:
algae