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What are the characteristics of phytoplankton and what does phytoplanktons do for the environment?
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What is a phytoplanktons niche?
the phytoplanktons niche is to feed the other animals in the ocean. if the phytoplankton didnt exist the plankton, bivavles and barnacles would die. then the ghost crabs octopuses, and mulberry whelks would die.
What characteristics in living organisms helps them to detect their environment?
shelter
Characteristics are determined by interaction between genes and what?
Many of a person's characteristics are determined by an interaction between genes and the environment. You're welcome...
What are tiny organisms that float in the oceans and make their own food through the process of photosynthesis called?
Phytoplankto.
Which life characteristics describes a long term response to the environment?
adaptation
Do phytoplanktons decompose?
Yes, phytoplankton are able to decompose. They cannot do it alone, as they need bacteria to do it for them.
What is a phytoplanktons niche?
the phytoplanktons niche is to feed the other animals in the ocean. if the phytoplankton didnt exist the plankton, bivavles and barnacles would die. then the ghost crabs octopuses, and mulberry whelks would die.
What has the author H Skuja written?
H. Skuja has written: 'Taxonomie des Phytoplanktons einiger Seen in Uppland, Schweden' -- subject(s): Phytoplankton
What Algae are the major oxygen producers in a water environment?
phytoplankton
What are phytoplanktons?
Phytoplankton refers to a broad category of organisms. Many belong to the kingdom Protista, and some belong to the kingdom Monera. They are all microscopic organisms that are capable of undergoing photosynthesis. Phytoplankton, or phytoplankton-like organisms are believed to be responsible for the Earth's first mass extinction, as their waste product, oxygen was suddenly released into the early atmosphere, which acted as a poison to early organisms that was used to the abundant sulfur in the atmosphere.
What do zooplankton eat?
Zooplankton eat phytoplankton, other zooplankton, and decomposing matter. "Zooplankton" refers to small aquatic animals. The "zoo-" prefix refers to animals, as in zoology, and zoo (which is short for "zoological garden".
What has the author Woody C Moses written?
Woody C. Moses has written: 'Seasonal and across-shelf trends of the phytoplankton community of the Oregon coastal environment' -- subject(s): Marine phytoplankton, Phytoplankton populations, Research
What is Three types of producers found in the ocean?
A producer in the ocean food chain or food web is mainly phytoplanktons which are algae. The phytoplankton can be found in shallow waters and some are floating plants. They are the major source of energy in the food chain through the process of photosynthesis.
What is planketon?
Planktons consists of tiny living sea creatures and plants which they emerged from their larve or egg stages and the living plant algae. They are also marine thrifts and are passively floating or weakly swimming usually minute animal and plant life in the ocean. In addition, there are two terms of planktons, zooplanktons and phytoplanktons. Zooplanktons are very tiny sea creatures and can be larger size as krill, (shrimplike creatures) swims in the water along with phytoplanktons which is thousands of species of tiny plants and algae that floats in the ocean. Zooplanktons eats phytoplanktons. The larger sea creatures such as fish or whales eats zooplanktons and other names called the "krills" ( thousands of tiny shrimps) and tiny jellyfishes. Many larger animals eat just phytoplankton as well. Whale sharks eat nothing but phytoplankton.
What two cold environment characteristics are not included in heat environment characteristics?
Altitude and perception
What is a phytoplankton?
the phytoplanktons niche is to feed the other animals in the ocean. if the phytoplankton didnt exist the plankton, bivavles and barnacles would die. then the ghost crabs octopuses, and mulberry whelks would die.
What is a phytoplanktons importance to animals on land and in the ocean?
Phytoplankton are at one of the lowest levels of the food chain meaning their populations affect everything above them. Most of the energy in the oceans start off from them because they the main organisms generating energy from photosynthesis. A shark, which is near the top of the food chain in ocean life, eats other fish and most of the biomass of the fish comes from phytoplanktons in one way or another. Directly phytoplanktons affect land animals based off of the animals that prey on oceanic organisms. On another side though phytoplanktons produce a large percentage of the worlds oxygen from photosynthesis and recycles co2. Without them are atmosphere would be very different and animals could not have evolved to such large sizes and would have had smaller populations if they were still capable of even evolving at all.
