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Is a zooplankton a producer

Updated: 11/13/2022

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No, it is not a producer because it eats phytoplankton and therefore is a primary consumer even though it's midget.

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Is a zooplankton a producer or consumer?

It is a consumer. It feeds on particles.

Is a zooplankton a primary producer?

no it is not

Is planton a producer?

Phytoplankton are producers. Zooplankton are not.

Is a zooplankton a producer or a decomposer?

Zooplankton is a consumer because it eats (consumes) other things, e.g: Phytoplankton.

What best describes the role of a zooplankton in a food web?

Producer

Is plankton a carnivore a herbivore a scavenger or a producer?

They are omnivores and detrivores: they eat phytoplankton (plants), other plankton, and biological waste.

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.

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.

What eats kelp and seaweed and pytoplankton?

Consumers such as zooplankton that live in the Marine biome eat the phytoplankton, which is a producer. Zooplankton most probably will eat seaweed and kelp as well!

Is a plankton a consumer or producer?

Plankton may be both producer (phytoplankton) and consumer (zoo plankton) but is not a decomposer (that is the job for bacteria). Phytoplankton is the producer, which is eaten by zooplankton, which is then eaten by other organisms in the ocean.

Is plankton a producer or or decomposer?

Are zooplankton considered decomposers?

No, but your but is