Yes, eaten 'live' or consumed as part of the detritus on the pond floor, the protozoa do provide nutrition for pond animals directly or indirectly by nourishing plants that pond animals feed from.
food and life
food chain in pond: Algae -->Protozoa-->Small Fish --> Big fish
Every animal in the pond is part of the pond food chain. The animals at the top of the chain are large fish, and the animals at the bottom are bacteria and single-celled organisms.
Yes. It is in fact a producer. For it provides food for certain animals at the pond such as ducks, geese, frogs, etc.
Small things are eaten by bigger things.
Because they need food to stay alive.
Yes. It is in fact a producer. For it provides food for certain animals at the pond such as ducks, geese, frogs, etc.
both have water and both provide a home for animals to live in
In the case of fish in a pond, completely submerged plants are helpful in that they add oxygen to the water and offer a food source. They also add oxygen to the air surrounding the pond for lunged animals that live there.
any food sorce it could find on the land, pond animals, land animals, ect
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek is credited with discovering protozoa in pond water using a microscope in the 17th century. His observations were groundbreaking in the field of microbiology and helped lay the foundation for our understanding of microorganisms.
Aquatic plants and animals live together in the pond because they both bond in the their same environment to either help each other with benefit or even provide a home.