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There are a wide variety of ocean creatures which are known to eat phytoplankton. However, krill are believed to be the main organisms which feed on phytoplankton.
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What are the two types of free floating organisms?
Zooplankton and Phytoplankton. Zooplankton feed on phytoplankton, and Phytoplankton are photosynthetic.
What other creatures travel to Antarctica and why do they come?
All creatures travel to the Antarctic continent or the surrounding Southern Ocean to breed and feed.
What microscopic animal feeds on phytoplankton?
Most phytoplankton are far too small to be seen individually with the human eye. Phytoplankton, like plants, get energy from a process called photosynthesis, and must live in the well-lit surface layers of an ocean, sea, or lake. Some kinds of zooplankton feed on phytoplankton and so do shellfish that live on the ocean floor. Many filter fish also eat it as they cruise the waters.
What name is given to the small prawn-like creatures on which most the Antarctic Ocean animals feed?
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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.
Does a fly eat phytoplankton?
Not adult flies. Phytoplankton live in water. However, some aquatic fly larvae may feed on phytoplankton.
What organisms do zooplankton feed on in a freshwater ecosystem?
phytoplankton
If you have a pet mussel what do you feed it?
as they are filter feeder, it filter phytoplankton as food. just give them phytoplankton such as diatoms and microalgae..
Are zooplankton abiotic?
No they are biotic; they feed on decaying matter and phytoplankton.
The organisms that zooplankton feed on in fresh water ecosystems are?
Phytoplankton
How do echinoderms interact with creatures in their environment?
Echinoderms usually feed on smaller creatures in the sea floor. They also provide food for other larger fish within the ocean.
Are whales from the Benthos region?
No. Benthic creatures live on the bottom of the ocean. Whales, which have to breath air, may dive deep to feed near the ocean bottom, but they don't live there.
