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Some plankton are omnivores, because they devour both animal and plant matter. Other types of plankton may be strictly herbivores or complete carnivores. Some plankton is none of these, because it is tiny plants, not animals.
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Are animal plankton omnivores and are plant plankton omnivores?
Animal plankton (aka zooplankton) are omnivores. Plant plankton (aka phytoplankton) are not omnivores. They get their nutrients from the sun much in the way plants do.
Is zoo plankton omnivores?
Yes, and a detrivore.
Is whales omnivores?
if plankton is an animal, its a carnivore, if not then its onivore
Is a zoo plankton a carnivore herbivore or omnivore?
They are omnivores and detrivores: they eat phytoplankton (plants), other plankton, and biological waste.
Are angelfish herbivores or carnivores or omnivores in the wild?
herbivore, but if you count small plankton that sometime float into their mouth while their swimming, then omnivores
Do shrimp eat plants?
Shrimp eat seaweed and plankton because they are omnivores
Are blue whales omnivores?
No, they are carnivores, they eat plankton.
Are scallops carnivores herbivores or omnivores?
Scallops are filter feeders and filter plankton. Some of this plankton may be plant life and some may be animal life, the scallop can not select one or the other and therefore scallops are omnivores.
What does a blue tange eat?
Adult Blue Tang are omnivores. They feed on plankton, algae and shrimp.
Are amphipods omnivores carnivores or herbivores?
Fresh water shrimp feed on plankton smaller than they are. This is, by and large, phytoplankton but may include some zoo plankton, particularly small eggs. Thus they are technically omnivorous.
Do clown fish eat coral?
Clownfish are omnivores, so in the wild they eat live food such as algae, plankton, mollusks, and crustacea
What plants do shrimp eat?
Shrimp eat seaweed and plankton because they are omnivores
