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What are 3 consumers in an aquatic ecosystem?
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.
Is zooplankton a plant?
Plankton can be plant or animal life - but the plant type of plankton is called phytoplankton, and some of those plants are in fact, green in color.See the 'Diatom' related link listed below for pictures of the green colored type of phytoplankton.
Is vorticella zooplankton or phytoplankton?
Vorticella attach themselves to a substrate with their stalk. They can, however, detach themselves and swim to a different location. They are heterotrophs, so if they are considered plankton, then they are zooplankton.
What do zooplankton eat?
Zooplankton eat phytoplankton, other zooplankton, and decomposing matter. "Zooplankton" refers to small aquatic animals. The "zoo-" prefix refers to animals, as in zoology, and zoo (which is short for "zoological garden".
Is plankton in the ocean a producer consumer or decomposer?
Plankton in the ocean can be both a producer and a consumer. Phytoplankton are a type of plankton that perform photosynthesis and act as producers, while zooplankton are consumers that feed on phytoplankton and other organisms. There are also some plankton species that can act as decomposers, breaking down organic matter in the ocean.
Is a zooplankton a producer or consumer?
It is a consumer. It feeds on particles.
Is zooplankton a consumer?
yes
Is zooplankton a primary consumer?
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.
Is zoo-plankton a decomposer consumer or producer?
Zooplankton is a consumer because it eats (consumes) other things, e.g: Phytoplankton.
Is a zooplankton a producer or a decomposer?
Zooplankton is a consumer because it eats (consumes) other things, e.g: Phytoplankton.
Is Zooplankton a secondary consumer?
Only if they eat other zooplankton (other consumers). Most likely though, they are eating phytoplankton (producers), which makes them primary consumers.
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.
How do you get zooplankton?
Most zooplankton are microscopic, but jellyfish are a type of large zooplankton. If you go to Key Largo, Florida, you will have no trouble finding jellyfish.
Is a crustaceans a producer or consumer?
Krill is a consumer as it eats most photoplankton and some zooplankton
Is a zooplankton a producer?
No, it is not a producer because it eats phytoplankton and therefore is a primary consumer even though it's midget.
Is a krill a primary secondary or tertiary consumer?
Answer is primary consumer. (depending on the type of web you are constructing) krill is a primary consumer or secondary because the primarys include phytoplanktons, zooplankton algae etc and since kill eat phyto and zoo plankton it would be a primary consumer or in a food web it would be in the second bottom row making it secondary in the food piramid or web. eg. bottom row: phytoplankton and zooplankton second bottom row: krill, prawns, and fish then the next up are the tertiary and quaternary row, which are the higher levels in the food web.
Is a blue gill a primary consumer?
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.
