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Plankton are a large group of various organisms that drift in waters and are eaten by larger organisms. They consists of very small animals, algae, bacteria and protists. As a group they contain both animals and plants (algae).
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∙ 9y agoPlankton is considered an animal, not a plant. it EATS plants, but is not one itself and also uses sunlight (photosynthesis).
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∙ 9y agoPlankton can be both organisms of animals and plants. Plankton animals are called zooplankton and the plants are called phytoplankton.
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What is the name of the tiny plants and animals on which fish feed?
The ones in the sea eat plankton which are microscoptic animals and plants that live in the water.
What ocean animals are plankton?
Plankton are microscopic sea creatures, and the term includes both animals and plants.
A group made up of drifting plants and animals?
A group made up of drifting plants and animals are called plankton. Plankton is a source of food for many animals such as whales.
What does a planketon eat?
Plankton is a mix of plants and animals, the plants "eat" sunlight, the animals eat the plants and each other.
Are plankton prouducers?
There are two sorts of plankton, zoo plankton and phytoplankton. Phytoplankton are plants and are producers while zoo plankton are animals that eat other plankton.
Is plankton a bacteria?
PlanktonYes, plankton are animals but also plants
Does a stingray eat animals or plants?
It eats plankton, which is a plant
How are plankton plants a part of the plant kingdom?
Planktons are not animals they are plants! Save for zooplankton.
What sea animals eat only plants?
plankton eats only plants in the ocean
What is plankton mad out of?
Plankton is made of very tiny plants or animals, which are usually one-celled. Phytoplankton is the name of the plant plankton; Zooplankton is the name of the animal plankton.
What do mussles eat?
They eat microscopic plants and animals called plankton.
What are the small creatures in the ocean called?
There are many types of animals and plants in the ocean. The tiny sea plants and animals are called plankton or phytoplankton.
