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What is a free-floating microscopic organisms that large organisms feed on?
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What are the three roles of microscopic organism?
Both microscopic consumers are the main food source for larger consumers. There are also microscopic organisms that feed on the dead organisms of all sizes.
What is baleen and what is the purpose?
Baleen is the filter system baleen whales use to feed on microscopic organisms.
Why are organisms like plants and plankton important to the ecosystem?
Large organisms feed off small ones.
What feed on dead or decaying organic matter?
There is a vast array of organisms that feed on dead or decaying matter. On the microscopic scale, bacteria, fungi, and microscopic animal larvae may feed on dead and decarying matter of both plants and animals. On a slightly larger scale, insects such as beetles and ants will also feed on dead and decaying matter. On a much larger scale, scavengers, such as vultures and hyenas will feed on dead animal carcasses.
What is epistrate feeder?
epistrate is a general term for (micro)organisms that grow on surface of differnt substrates. e.g., microscopic algae and bacteria growing on pebbles or covering the bottom of a river. thus, epistrate feeders are organisms that feed on epistrate. e.g., nematodes and other meiobenthic organisms.
Does all micro-organisms feed on dead organisms only?
no not all micro organisms feed on dead organisms only
What are organisms that feed on other organisms?
A Predator
Is a plankton a crustacean?
Plankton are not crustaceans, but are microscopic organisms. Crustaceans such as crayfish, shrimp, lobsters, crabs and krill feed on plankton.
What rays eat octopus?
Manta rays are filter feeders that prey on microscopic organisms such as copepods, mysids (small shrimp-like creatures), and the larvae of fish, lobster, and octopus. An adult manta ray may feed on 60 pounds of microscopic plankton, fish larvae, copepods, and zooplankton in a single day.
Are there plankton in The Great Salt Lake?
Yes. Great Salt Lake is home to numerous types of phytoplankton which are microscopic photosynthetic organisms. There are diatoms, green algae, and cyanobacteria which have adapted to live in the hypersaline conditions present. The phytoplankton supports a large population of brine shrimp that feed on them which are then an important food source for millions of migratory birds!
Do hydras make good pets?
no. hydras (the multicelluar organism) are generally a few millimeters long and are best seen under a microscope. because of that, one would have no idea if they were alive or dead, and they feed on microscopic organisms as well.
Does plankton eat shrimp?
Yes, snails do eat zooplankton. Aquatic snails eat a variety of different types of food such as plankton, algae, plants, and other microscopic organisms that live underwater.
