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Zooplankyton are a type of organism that can be found drifting in bodies of water. They get their enegry by using photosynthesis which they then convert into a chemical energy. They can also create further energy by consuming other organisms.
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∙ 11y agoFrom eating other animals and sometime canablism they drift so any remains the sink down through the water they filter and eat also
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How does zooplankton get energy?
By eating phytoplankton.
Zooplankton get their energy from?
Zooplankton get their food from eating phytoplankton. The phytoplankton are the base of the food chain. Zooplankton are primary consumers or the second step in the food chain.
What is the pygmy seahorse food chain?
What is the Pygmy Seahorse food chain? Well, you got to the right place to find that out... Although, it involves small shrimp, small crustaceans, and also don't forget zooplankton..... The crustaceans gives energy to the zooplankton. The zooplankton gives its energy to the shrimp then the shrimp gives its energy to the Pygmy seahorse...
What is an animal that do not eat plants get energy from other?
Zooplankton gets its energy directly from the sun and does not eat plants.
Is a phytoplankton a primary consumer?
Phytoplankton get eaten by Zooplankton and Zooplankton get eaten by Herring but Phyotplankton make their own energy form sunlight so it's a Producer.
Do zooplankton make their own food?
A ZooPlankton Eats Anything , But It Has To Be Smaller Than Its Self .
What are the two types of planktons?
Phytoplankton and zooplankton
Can zooplankton eat seaweed and what can eat zooplankton?
no zooplankton dont eat seaweed, and krill eats zooplankton, some whales eat zooplankton, there are also others i cant think of
Is a zooplankton a producer or consumer?
It is a consumer. It feeds on particles.
Is Zooplankton a secondary consumer?
Only if they eat other zooplankton (other consumers). Most likely though, they are eating phytoplankton (producers), which makes them primary consumers.
What is the difference between phytoplankton and zooplankton?
phytoplankton are autotrophs and zooplankton are heterotrophs
How do you catch zooplankton?
You catch zooplankton by algae.
