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Can plankton survive without algae?
no.... if there is no algae there is no plankton... if there is no plankton there is no fish or baby fish
Can plankton survive in freshwater?
Yes it can survive in freshwater.
Which oceanic animals survive on almost nothing but plankton?
Whales do that.
What sort of habitat does plankton need to survive?
Water habitats
Can plankton survive without the sun?
Yes! At the bottom of the ocean photosynthesis is not evident but single cell oraganism like plankton thrive but not in abundance.
Why do plankton live in the sunlight zone?
Because they need the sunlight to carry out photosynthesis and survive.
What creatures do seahorses need to survive?
Seahorses eat small shrimp, plankton and little fish
What are humpback whales layer of protective fat and plankton trapping baleen?
adaptations that help it survive
How do regal blue fish survive?
They survive off of plankton. See the Wikipedia article which I have listed under "Related Links" below for more information.
Why do plankton need to be in the sunlit zone?
Since plankton need sunlight to survive, and considering the fact that sunlight is abundant in this zone, it makes sense that plankton would live in the sunlight zone.
Can you fill a cup with lake water and just get phytoplankton that way?
No. Because, plankton can only survive in salt water because it has the right nutrients in it for them. So it very uncommon to find plankton in a lake.
Do plankton need oxygen to survive?
Here are a few animals that depend on Plankton to survive. Whale sharks ,Basking sharks Manta rays, Mackerel and Sea anemones. Many big animals in the ocean feed on Plankton and some can eat up to a ton a day. Plankton could be fish eggs krill or fish larve. Whale sharks have a clever way of getting a lot of plankton, when Grouper fish spawn, Whale sharks arrive an eat all the sperm and eggs produced meaning they get lot of plankton in one go. Also 50% of all earths oxygen is produced by phytoplankton, so ultimtely all life on earth depens on plankton. Basically the whole World depends on plankton etc indirectly, as they are the beginning of what scientists call 'The Food Chain'. *** A large number of aquatic animals depend on plankton to survive.
