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The animal life in Antarctica is primarily partly aquatic and use the ocean as a principle source of food. These include birds (gulls, penguins) and some mammals (several species of seal). There are entirely land based species of insects. The seas around the continent have diverse ocean ecosystems of fish seals and whales ans well as krill and plankton. Among sea going mammals the leopard seal and orca are the top predators.
On land there is not much representation of plants. These are limited to some fungi, moss and lichen. These would be found most prolifically near volcanic vents and would support both plant and insect life
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 8y agoThere is no food chain on the continent. The Southern Ocean has a short food chain that supports the sea mammals and sea birds that inhabit it.
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What affect would an animal going extinct in the Antarctica food chains have?
Affect? Affect? Not affect- disaster!
What are food chains that overlap?
food chains that overlap I think are called overlapping food chains. Food chains that overlap are called overlapping food chains.
What is the name of the mountain chain on Antarctica?
There are several mountain chains in Antarctica, and you may be thinking of the Trans-Antarctic mountains.
What is a model that shows how food chains are connected?
They are called food chains.
What food chains can you find in central valley California?
food chains
What does an overlapping food chains in an ecosystem make up?
Food Chains! :)
What do food webs show us what food chains dont?
Food webs and food chains are mostly the same
What is the term used to describe food chains which overlap and intersect?
The term used to describe food chains that overlap and intersect is called a food web. A food web consists of multiple food chains in an ecosystem.
How do whales seals birds and fish adapt to the Antarctic?
All these animals' food chains are based in liquid water, which is always warmer than the ambient air around Antarctica.
Model that shows how food chains overlap?
A food web is a model that shows how food chains overlap.
Is a food web made up many food chains?
no a food web is made up of many food chains
A diagram that shows overlapping food chains?
overlapping food chains are called a food web.
