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Why might it be advantangeous for a large animal such as a whale to feed on plankton or tiny marine primary producers?
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Plants and algae are called what?
Plant plankton is named Phytoplankton. Animal plankton is called Zooplankton.
Animal that eat producers are?
primary consumers
What do you call the first animal on your food chain?
The primary consumer.
Which animal gets its energy directly from producers?
Primary consumers like herbivores like deers
What are primary consummer?
An animal that eats producers (most likely herbivores). Examples include cows, mice, etc...
Are animal plankton omnivores and are plant plankton omnivores?
Animal plankton (aka zooplankton) are omnivores. Plant plankton (aka phytoplankton) are not omnivores. They get their nutrients from the sun much in the way plants do.
Why are there so many producers compared to primary consumers?
because Producers are plants, primary consumers are only a few species of animal on the food chain. there are way more species of plants that of only a few animals. i hope that answered your question!
Are there any animal producers in the ocean?
No. NO ANIMAL can be a producer, ONLY PLANTS can be producers. There are however PRODUCERS in the Ocean.
Does plankton eat other plankton?
Yes, zooplankton (animal plankton) eats phytoplankton (plant plankton).
Do crabs eat plankton animal?
yes, plankton is at the bottom of the food chain.
What are the animal producers in the sea?
No animal can be a producer - producers are plants.
What do producers do unlike carnivores and omnivores?
Producers make their own energy. Eg plankton. two of the most important things to remember are; producers are at the very bottom of any food web/chain and herbivores aren't producers.A consumer is an animal that consumes a plant or other animal for energy and growth.A herbivore eats plants. A herbivore would also be considered a primary consumer.A carnivore eats meat (which can include animals and insects). A carnivore would also be considered a secondary consumer.An omnivore eats plants and animals.Producers include things such as plants, which, rather ingesting another plant or animal for energy, uses sun light, water, and soil nutrients to grow. Primary consumers eat producers.Decomposers use dead plants and animals for their source of energy. These include bacteria, fungi, certain insects, and lichens. This process results in nutrients to feed producers.
