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Phytoplankton is smaller than zooplankton because it eats phytoplankton.
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Do shrimp eat zooplankton?
Shrimp eat zooplankton because they are smaller then shrimp
Do zooplankton make their own food?
A ZooPlankton Eats Anything , But It Has To Be Smaller Than Its Self .
Do bacteria eat zoolpankton?
No, only in the fact that they feed on decomposing matter which may consist of zooplankton, but they do not feed on live zooplankton since they are much smaller.
What looks like a shrimp but smaller and eats phytoplankton?
I believe these are known as zooplankton.
What does a pike need to survive?
If you mean food, its zooplankton and insects and smaller fry when the pike is very small.Later it is smaller fish,frogs,ducklings,other pike. Even Later any kind of fish and small mammals and smaller birds. Waterquality : enough oxygen(nothing less than 3ml/per liter,pH higher than 4,2
How many cells are in plankton?
The number of plankton is uncountable, even if you were to try to determine specie count rather than population. Plankton include many creatures - bacteria, algae, various protozoa, diatoms, etc - that drift in the ocean and are food for many marine animals. There are phytoplankton that make their own food via photosynthesis. Zooplankton eat phytoplankton or smaller zooplankton. Bigger animals eat the zooplankton, and so on.
What are the two types of planktons?
Phytoplankton and zooplankton
Can zooplankton eat seaweed and what can eat zooplankton?
no zooplankton dont eat seaweed, and krill eats zooplankton, some whales eat zooplankton, there are also others i cant think of
Is a zooplankton a producer or consumer?
It is a consumer. It feeds on particles.
What is the difference between phytoplankton and zooplankton?
phytoplankton are autotrophs and zooplankton are heterotrophs
How do you catch zooplankton?
You catch zooplankton by algae.
What does zooplankton mean?
Zooplankton is an animal. Its included in the food chain.
