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What does phytoplankton and zooplankton look like through a microscope?
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∙ 12y ago
phytoplankton (plants) are straight-ish
zooplanton (animals) are squiggly-ish
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Does plankton live in the sunlight zone?
Some does like phytoplankton and zooplankton.
Are plankton are carnivore?
They are Herbivores. Zooplankton, however, are carnivours and detrivores.
Is Euglena a phytoplankton?
it is mostly photosynthetic... when it's in the light.... but when in the dark it is heterotrophic.
What looks like a shrimp but smaller and eats phytoplankton?
I believe these are known as zooplankton.
Is seaweed a phytoplankton?
Spirogyra is a phytoplankton because it performs photosynthesis and behaves more like a plant whereas examples of zooplankton are krill, rotifers, copepods, etc, which act more like animals.
What type of plants do small squid eat?
Mostly types of plankton like Phytoplankton, Zooplankton, ect. Also some small plants like seaweed.
What is the scientific name of animal like algae?
The scientific name for animal-like algae is zooplankton. These are small organisms that drift in the water column and feed on phytoplankton or other zooplankton.
What type of plankton are animals?
The word plankton doesn't refer to a specific type of animal. it refers to all those animals which are not able to move in the water independently, in other words, they are caught up in the waters current and the current takes them anywhere and everywhere.There is a type of organism that is often called 'plant plankton'.Plant plankton, also known as phytoplankton, are microscopic plants which are autotrophs.And there are also 'Animal plankton', also known as zooplankton. they carry some animal-like traits, mainly being that they are heterotrophs. They usually feed on phytoplankton.
Do zooplankton make their own food?
A ZooPlankton Eats Anything , But It Has To Be Smaller Than Its Self .
Do plankton eat sea weed?
No. Phytoplankton are plants themselves, and they derive their energy from sunlight!
Is plankton a living creature?
Yes. There are two types, zooplankton (animals such as jellyfish), and phytoplankton (plant-like.) Plankton means "drifting."
Are phytoplankton predators?
No. Phytoplankton consists of plant like protists that are autotrophic or "self-feeding". They work like plants converting CO2 and water into sugars using energy collected from the sun. The predatory microscopic organisms are called zooplankton. "Zoo" being greek for animal and where we get the word zoo, and zoology from.
