Algae eats a lot of things. But being a plant you can be sure that it creates its own food through photosynthesis.
However, algae needs extra nutrients to help it along. Cheif among these are 2 things
1. Nitrates - produced through the nitrogen cycle, fish waste (ammonia) is converted by bacteria into nitrite, which is then converted by other types of bacteria into Nitrate. Algae will use nitrate as a fertilizer.
2. Phosphate - Phosphate can be found in many things, but certain types of algae begin to thrive when enough phosphate is present.
So that's what algae eats.
Some ocean animals that eat algae include sea urchins, parrotfish, and certain species of snails and fish. These animals help to control algae growth in ocean ecosystems by grazing on algae as part of their diet.
Plants, Algae, and Cyanobacteria photosynthesize. Also, many of the ocean's corals, sponges, and anemones (animals) live symbiotically with photosynthetic bacteria within their tissue. Some mollusks eat algae, then store the algae's chloroplasts in their bodies, allowing the mollusks to survive on photosynthesis for months.
Yes, algae can decompose similarly to bacteria. When algae die, they can be broken down by bacteria and fungi, releasing nutrients back into the environment. This process is important for nutrient cycling in aquatic ecosystems.
Holdfasts are the structures in large algae that take the place of roots. These holdfasts anchor the algae to the ocean floor, providing stability and allowing the algae to withstand ocean currents and waves.
in the ocean
ocean fish eat...... THE REAL ANSWER Fish that live in the ocean eat seaweed, algae, or plankton.
Some ocean animals that eat algae include sea urchins, parrotfish, and certain species of snails and fish. These animals help to control algae growth in ocean ecosystems by grazing on algae as part of their diet.
Fish in the ocean eat algae, sea grasses, and mangroves. Those are all producers
2 biotic components of the ocean are fish and algae.
They eat many things including zooplankton and algae
Usually dead fish, carcasses or even algae!
nitrates among other things
Sea urchins eat endlessly as long as there is food they are eating. They eat the algae growing in slat water tanks and the ocean.
No if they don't bother them,then their fine.
Many things may eat coral and algae, certain types of snails, hermit crabs, blennies, and sea stars will eat different types of algae and detritus
algae or maybe died things
They eat many things including zooplankton and algae