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Phytoplankton are "plant" Plankton. They can be found in all bodies of water. The majority of them are found in our oceans, but phytoplankton may also be found in lakes, tides pools etc. Phytoplankton are eaten by zooplankton (animal plankton) and other larvae such as fish, crab or lobster larvae, which by the way the larvae is also called plankton, but they would be in the zooplankton category until they grow into juvenile fish, crabs and lobster. Their are also other sea creatures that eat phytoplankton such as sea urchins. Whales that eat plankton such as baleen whales eat zooplankton such as krill.
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What plants drift and float in top layer of the ocean?
the top layer of the ocean is called the Epipelagic
Do phytoplankton live deep in the ocean?
No because phytoplankton need sunlight to photosynthisize.
What layer of the ocean are you likely to find microscopic plants called phytoplankton?
Answer is The epipelagic zone
What producers serve as the basis of the food chain in this layer of the ocean?
Phytoplankton to dragonfish to anglerfish to shark
What are phytopla nkton?
Do you mean phytoplankton? If so then : Phytoplankton are microscopic plant-like organisms that live in the ocean. Hope this helps :)
What layer of the ocean do coral reefs live?
In the suface layer
What food primarily supports ocean life?
Phytoplankton, which is a microscopic and autotrophic organism. There are trillions of phytoplankton in the ocean.
Does the box jellyfish live in the benthic or pelagic environment?
Phytoplankton live near the surface of the ocean because they need sunlight like all green plants. They also need water and nutrients to live. Phytoplankton use water and CO2 to grow, but phytoplankton still need other vitamins and minerals, like iron to survive. When the surface of the ocean is cold, the deeper parts of the ocean bring these nutrients to the surface and the plankton live. But, when the surface of the ocean is warm, as in El Niño, the ocean does not bring as many of these essential nutrients and the phytoplankton die. That causes a major problem because phytoplankton are at the base of the food chain. So, when the population of phytoplankton is reduced almost the entire food chain is effected.
What layer of ocean do jellyfish live in?
Nekton
What layer in the ocean do jellyfish live in?
Nekton
What photosynthetic organisms found at the surface of the ocean?
The answer to your question is phytoplankton
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.
