yes
It is a consumer. It feeds on particles.
Yes, zooplankton is a primary consumer. This is because they feed on the producers in their area and are fed on by the secondary consumers.
Zooplankton is a consumer because it eats (consumes) other things, e.g: Phytoplankton.
Zooplankton is a consumer because it eats (consumes) other things, e.g: Phytoplankton.
Only if they eat other zooplankton (other consumers). Most likely though, they are eating phytoplankton (producers), which makes them primary consumers.
Phytoplankton get eaten by Zooplankton and Zooplankton get eaten by Herring but Phyotplankton make their own energy form sunlight so it's a Producer.
Krill is a consumer as it eats most photoplankton and some zooplankton
No, it is not a producer because it eats phytoplankton and therefore is a primary consumer even though it's midget.
A bluegill is not a primary consumer; it is classified as a secondary consumer. Bluegills primarily feed on insects, zooplankton, and smaller fish, which places them higher in the food chain. Primary consumers are typically herbivores that feed on producers like plants and phytoplankton. In aquatic ecosystems, primary consumers would be organisms like zooplankton that feed on phytoplankton.
Zooplankton are considered primary consumers because they feed on phytoplankton (which are primary producers). They play a key role in marine food webs by transferring energy from phytoplankton to higher trophic levels.
Zooplankton are both primary and secondary consumers. If they eat algae or cyanobacteria they will be primary consumers. If they eat other zooplankton then they would be secondary consumers. Just as people may eat plants thus making them primary or eat meat making them secondary.
Plankton may be both producer (phytoplankton) and consumer (zoo plankton) but is not a decomposer (that is the job for bacteria). Phytoplankton is the producer, which is eaten by zooplankton, which is then eaten by other organisms in the ocean.