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Zooplankyton are a type of organism that can be found drifting in bodies of water. They get their enegry by using photosynthesis which they then convert into a chemical energy. They can also create further energy by consuming other organisms.

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How does zooplankton get energy?

By eating phytoplankton.


Zooplankton get their energy from?

Zooplankton get their food from eating phytoplankton. The phytoplankton are the base of the food chain. Zooplankton are primary consumers or the second step in the food chain.


Autotroph is to heterotroph as phytoplankton is to what?

Zooplankton. Phytoplankton are autotrophs, as they produce their own food through photosynthesis. Zooplankton are heterotrophs, relying on consuming other organisms, like phytoplankton, to obtain their energy.


What is the pygmy seahorse food chain?

What is the Pygmy Seahorse food chain? Well, you got to the right place to find that out... Although, it involves small shrimp, small crustaceans, and also don't forget zooplankton..... The crustaceans gives energy to the zooplankton. The zooplankton gives its energy to the shrimp then the shrimp gives its energy to the Pygmy seahorse...


Is a phytoplankton a primary consumer?

Phytoplankton get eaten by Zooplankton and Zooplankton get eaten by Herring but Phyotplankton make their own energy form sunlight so it's a Producer.


What are the two types of planktons?

Phytoplankton and zooplankton


Can zooplankton eat seaweed and what can eat zooplankton?

no zooplankton dont eat seaweed, and krill eats zooplankton, some whales eat zooplankton, there are also others i cant think of


Do zooplankton make their own food?

A ZooPlankton Eats Anything , But It Has To Be Smaller Than Its Self .


Is a zooplankton a producer or consumer?

It is a consumer. It feeds on particles.


What is the difference between phytoplankton and zooplankton?

phytoplankton are autotrophs and zooplankton are heterotrophs


How do you catch zooplankton?

You catch zooplankton by algae.


What is a example of energy Pyramid?

An example of an energy pyramid is a marine ecosystem where the producers, such as phytoplankton, form the base of the pyramid. Herbivorous zooplankton consume the phytoplankton, and then small fish eat the zooplankton. Larger predatory fish then feed on the small fish, creating a pyramid structure of energy flow.