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Algae are autotrophs, which means they derive their food from the sun.
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∙ 9y agoAlgae can make their own food. The algae can do this through photosynthesis which uses solar energy to create the bond.
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∙ 12y agoAlgae is living but it doesn't eat. It just regenerates. So no, algae can not make their own food.
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How do most unicellular algae get food?
Most unicellular algae use the energy of sunlight to produce food.
Describe the role of algae in ocean food chains?
The role of Algae in Ocean and food chains is to be producer for all different kind of consumer. in the food chain its show the feeding relation to consumer.
The series of steps in which a large fish eats a small fish that has eaten algae is?
The step would be the food chain. In this case the big fish is at the top of the food chain and the algae would be at the bottom.
Is a sloth a producer consomer or a decomposer?
Sloths are consumers, because they eat food for energy. Interestingly, their fur is often filled with algae. Algae are producers, using photosynthesis to produce food.
What is the niche of algae?
Algae is a producer of oxygen and a sink for carbon dioxide. They remove excess nutrients from the water. They also provide shade and a place to nest if there is a big clump of it. Algae is often eaten by other organisms in the water. :)
Do humans eat red algae?
Red algae is a source of food and food additives for humans.
How does red algae affect humans?
Red algae are a source of food and food additives for humans.
Is red algae helpful or harmful to humans?
i dont no it may be if u get the answer tell us
What does the algae rely on the giant clam for?
The symbiotic algae (zooxanthellae) that lives in Tridacna clams receive a food source and a safe place to live in exchange for providing the clam with a food source.
Is algae a food resource?
Algae is a microorganism that engages in photosynthesis to produce stored energy, and therefore is a source of food for many other organisms such as fish and recently even humans.
What is clown fish source of energy?
The food that it eats, like small shrimp and algae.
What does algae do that is beneficial?
It is a major source of food at the lower end of the food chain. Also, I suspect that it contributes to the oxygenation of the water in which it grows.
What does krill do?
krill are shrimp like crusteaceans that feed on plankton and algae and are a great food source to whales
Which organisms in the Mono Lake Ecosystem is a food source for most other organisms in this system?
The source for the Mono Lake ecosystem is the algae. The algae is eaten by the brine shrimp and by the brine fly. And from there on I think you know what to do! Hope I helped.
Why are blue green algae called primitive organisms?
Blue green algae are procaryo and mostly unicellular and form a source of food for other organisms. i.e, why blue green algae are called primitive organisms.
Which is non conventional energy source bio gas or algae?
the bio gas that the algae produce is the energy source.
What are some good things algae do for us?
Algae makes up an important part of the food cycle as it is used by many creatures as a source of food. Algae is also a plant that converts CO2 onto starch and oxygen which are both very important processes. Means are presently being worked with whereby algae is used to produce bio diesels to run vehicles.
