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Phytoplankton feed on the nutrients brought up by this type of deep cold water current?
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Why are there more phytoplankton near the earth's poles?
More phytoplankton is found near the Earths poles because the colder water brings more nutrients to the surface and the plankton thrives. If the water is too warm then the nutrients aren't brought up and the plankton dies.
What type of unicellular algae are supported by nutrients in water and form the base of aquatic food webs?
Phytoplankton
What type of single-celled algae are supported by nutrients in water and form the base of aquatic food webs?
phytoplankton
What type of single-celled alage are supported by nutrients in water and form the base of aquatic food webs?
Phytoplankton.
What are underwater producers?
underwater producers utilize energy from the sun and nutrients from the abiotic environment(carbon dioxide from the air or water, other nutrients from the soil or water) to performphotosynthesis and grow. such as algae and phytoplankton
Filter feeders in the ocean eat this?
Filter feeders in the ocean filter water through their body to eat. They filter phytoplankton out of the water to gain nutrients.
What is phytoplankton's diet?
its gets co2 from the water and transfer that into food
Do phytoplankton eat krill?
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.
What does phytoplankton feed on?
Answer:(In best form)why did they wright this muchSince Phytoplankton contains 'phyto' and phyto means plant-like, phytoplankton produce food and do not need to eat. Phytoplankton are single-celled plants (algae) that live in the surface layers of the ocean. They obtain energy from the sun, and use it to combine atmospheric CO2 and water to make carbohydrates, using the process of photosynthesis. They do require 'nutrients' or fertilizers just like other plants - nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium are the major nutrients, while iron, magnesium, calcium, silicon, boron, cobalt and many others are called minor nutrients. The nutrient availability in the ocean determines the distribution of phytoplankton. When there are many available nutrients the phytoplankton can bloom over a large area. Where there are few available nutrients, phytoplankton are scarce.Phytoplankton rely on minerals found in the water they live in, such as nitrate, silicic acid, phosphate, and iron. They absorb energy from sunlight through the process of photosynthesis. The energy from the sun allows the phytoplankton to convert the minerals in the water to a source of food they can use to live.
What are the nutritional requirements of phytoplankton?
Phytoplankton is generally unicellular or simple algae floating freely in the water column. It photosynthesises like any algae and has a similar nutrient requirement. When there are abundant nutrients, usually caused by upwelling from deeper water, and sufficient light the phytoplankton can often reproduce at a sufficient rate to cause an algal bloom and subsequent collapse.
What ways does the flow of water benefit the poriferans?
Poriferans, or sponges, use the flagella of their individual choanocyte cells in order to generate a current of water that brings in food, in the form of zooplankton and or phytoplankton, as well as to bring in oxygen and other dissolved nutrients, and take away carbon dioxide and other dissolved wastes.
Does the box jellyfish live in the benthic or pelagic environment?
Phytoplankton live near the surface of the ocean because they need sunlight like all green plants. They also need water and nutrients to live. Phytoplankton use water and CO2 to grow, but phytoplankton still need other vitamins and minerals, like iron to survive. When the surface of the ocean is cold, the deeper parts of the ocean bring these nutrients to the surface and the plankton live. But, when the surface of the ocean is warm, as in El Niño, the ocean does not bring as many of these essential nutrients and the phytoplankton die. That causes a major problem because phytoplankton are at the base of the food chain. So, when the population of phytoplankton is reduced almost the entire food chain is effected.
