No animals are producers. Only plants and some protists produce food from sunlight.
Yes. It consumes a smaller form of energy.
The primary consumers in the Arctic Ocean are phytoplankton and crustaceans that consume the zooplankton. Harp seals are secondary consumers, which mainly eat fish like Arctic cod and Arctic char, and some crustaceans. The top predators, or tertiary consumers, are polar bears and the Orca whale.
bilateral
Yes, it is because albatrosses eat fish, squids, and crustaceans and most of these animals eat other consumers making the albatross a tertiary consumer.
Yes. A platypus is a secondary consumer. Secondary consumers are animals that eat primary consumers, and although platypuses do not eat fish, they do eat other primary consumers such as crustaceans, insect larvae and annelid worms.
Exoskeleton
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.
Barnacles are crustaceans( a type of arthropods)
No they are crustaceans, a type of shellfish or mollusk.
No, copepods are not producers. They are small crustaceans that primarily feed on phytoplankton and detritus, making them consumers in the food chain.
Crayfish are a member of the Malacostaceans family.
Fish: Fish are primary consumers in aquatic ecosystems, feeding on algae and plant material. Zooplankton: Zooplankton are small organisms that feed on phytoplankton and are consumed by larger animals such as fish and whales. Crustaceans: Crustaceans like shrimp, crabs, and lobsters are important consumers in aquatic ecosystems, feeding on detritus, algae, and other small organisms.