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This is kind of tricky. Krill are actually small shrimp, but capable of purposeful swimming. Plankton, by definition, are all the little things in the water, some plants, some animals, that are not capable of purposeful swimming. That is, even if they swim a little, it is not enough to move them significantly from place to place relative to ocean currents. Larval krill would be part of the planktonic community, as would the larvae of many marine creatures. But adult krill are not plankton.
Size comparison: Krill can grow to over 20cm in length and feed primarily on the mostly microscopic plankton.
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∙ 15y agoNo, they are tiny shrimp-like crustaceans, less than 1 inch (2 cm) in length. They strain tiny plants from seawater to eat, and are eaten in turn by larger sea creatures such as fish (and mammals, in the case of whales).
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∙ 11y agoPhytoplankton are any plankton that are photosynthetic. There are non-photosynthetic plankton that are animals, bacteria, or archaebacteria.
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∙ 13y agoNo. Phytoplankton is a type of plankton.
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Are penguins carnivores or omnivores?
Some penguins are considered carnivores because they eat shoal fish, small crustaceans, squid, krill, shrimp, small fish, and octopus.
Do people eat diatoms?
krill, fish and humpack
How is global warming affecting the future of the emperor penguin in Antarctica?
Global warming is slowing the growth of krill, the basic element of the Antarctic food chain. Fish feed on krill and the Emperor Penguin eats fish and krill. The future of all penguins is uncertain.
Is a emperor penguin a herbivore or a carnivore or an omnivore?
No it is a carnivore as it eats krill and other small fish.
Is penguin a carnivore or omnivore?
Carnivores, because they eat fish, krill, and squid
Are krill a type of whales?
no, krill is a type of fish that whales liketo eat.
Zooplankton is eaten by?
fish and krill fish and krill fish and krill fish and krill fish and krill
What is krill oil made from?
Krill. Krill are a type of ocean crustacean that very closely resemble shrimp but are smaller in size. Krill can grow up to five centimeters in length and due to their miniscule size, krill are a food source for fish, whales, squid, penguins and seals. Like fish oil found in fish, krill oil is extracted from krill because of its rich supply of Omega 3 fatty acids.
What do whales eat and what do fish eat?
Whales eat krill and other fish. Fish eat other fish, depending on what type of fish it is.
What type of food do royal penguins eat?
they eat fish,krill and squid
What type of food does the puffer fish eat?
silversides, krill and prawns
What kind of fish eat fish that eat krill?
Lots of fish eat Krill!=O
Do emperor penguins eat krill fish and spuid?
krill no. fish yes.
What type of fish do wandering albatross eat?
They eat smaller krill (shrimp like fish) and also squid.
What type of food do peguins eat?
Peguinseat fish, shrimp, squid, krill, red dot krill, and crustaceans.
How does the lack of krill affect the fish population?
The fish eat krill. No more krill means more fish hungry. hunger means potential death.
Do squid eat krill?
yep, krill and fish
