Copepods have adaptations like small size and streamlined body shape for efficient swimming. They also have specialized appendages for feeding and reproduction. Additionally, copepods can produce bioluminescence as a defense mechanism against predators.
Yes they do. They have special adaptations to consume phytoplankton called diatoms. Their teeth are capped with silica which is the only thing strong enough to crush the diatom's frustule shell. They consume diatoms so regularly that you can predict where copepods can be found in the coean based on where you would find thriving blooms of diatoms.
No they are not
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They are tiny fish.
No, copepods are not decomposers. They are small aquatic crustaceans that primarily feed on microscopic algae, bacteria, and detritus. They play a role in the marine food web as both primary consumers and prey for various organisms.
Yes
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Copepods find food when walking on marsh floors . Sometimes they take bactirea from the plants them selves other times they do other things! for more info go to bing .com and hit copepods facts
When studying animals it is important to know the diet and predators of each animals. Yes, the Sea stars do eat Copepods.
a copepod is a consumer
Copepods will eat phytoplankton.