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Do phytoplankton eat krill

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Phytoplankton are producers. They are like plants. They take in light and water and nutrients and put out energy. Phytoplankton do not eat any organisms, although they can cause things like red tides which would make it deabtable whether or not they are the direct cause of death.

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