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Plankton
Organisms that are integral to the continuity of freshwater and marine ecosystems. Consists of zooplankton and phytoplankton.
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What does plankton get eaten by?
Many creatures dine on zooplankton. Baleen whales and blue whales are the largest creatures to eat zooplankton. Tiny fish and snails also eat zooplankton.
If you were a plankton which part of a lake would you most likely live?
Plankton lives at the very top of lakes, to get optimal amounts of sunlight.
Whales that eat plankton have things called baleen plates. They are fleshy plates covered in hairs. the whale approaches the swimming plankton with an open mouth and then closes its mouth. The whale then pushes the water out with its tongue while the baleen traps the krill. The whale then consumes the krill without having to swallow all of the seawater. Some whales do and some whales don't like the killer whale eats meat and other fish etc but whales for example the blue whale only eat plankton.
Is an ant bigger than plankton?
Krill is a animal of the sea like shrimp. However, krill are not bigger than shrimp, they are significantly smaller than shrimp.
Phytoplankton is a type of algae and it is eaten by shrimp, otocinclus, snails, zooplankton, and mussels.:)
Do plankton need oxygen to survive?
Here are a few animals that depend on Plankton to survive. Whale sharks ,Basking sharks Manta rays, Mackerel and Sea anemones. Many big animals in the ocean feed on Plankton and some can eat up to a ton a day. Plankton could be fish eggs krill or fish larve. Whale sharks have a clever way of getting a lot of plankton, when Grouper fish spawn, Whale sharks arrive an eat all the sperm and eggs produced meaning they get lot of plankton in one go.
Also 50% of all earths oxygen is produced by phytoplankton, so ultimtely all life on earth depens on plankton.
Basically the whole World depends on plankton etc indirectly, as they are the beginning of what scientists call 'The Food Chain'.
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A large number of aquatic animals depend on plankton to survive.
What is the difference between bloom and blossom?
I'm pretty sure they're the same thing, or atleast a synonym for bloom is blossom, and a synonym for blossom is bloom.
If you want me to be specific, bloom has two O's while blossom has 2 S's
Update 29/12/2010:
Blossom - is generally the term used for the flowers of fruit bearing trees such as pears, apples, cherries, plums and the like, especially those that flower in spring.
Bloom - is used most for garden flowers, but can also be used for flowering trees, cacti and even grasses. It is a more generic term for the state of being 'in flower', with the flowers open rather than in bud (unopened)
There are also other meanings for both words as is almost always the case for any English word:
e.g.
- A person can 'blossom' which means they are becoming more open, expansive and confident in themselves.
- An idea can 'blossom', which means it is expanding and becoming more understood and accepted by more people.
- You can have algal or fungal 'blooms' where there is an overabundance of algae growing in a lake or the sea, or fungus growing on something (e.g. on cheese, or overripe fruit)
Yes and no. Isopoda are a big group of different animal life, some of which are plankton. Some others include regular cockroaches.
Are manatees plankton nekton or benthos?
well Manatees are in the neckton category because they are they have control of were there going Benthos live at the bottom and are decomposers not consumers plankton have no control at all were they are going dose that awnser your qustion hehe
No. Phytoplankton are plants themselves, and they derive their energy from sunlight!
Do the suns energy help the plankton underwater?
This is partially true. Technically, only plankton creates other plankton. But the whole process is driven by the sun, which provides the energy for most life on earth. The sun drives phytoplankton production, which in turn drives the production of pretty much all other plankton.
What will happen to the ocean if all the algae and plankton disappeared?
If all of the Phytoplankton disappeared the Eco-system of which it lived in would dissappear. This is because Phytoplankton is the producer in a food pyramid which means that it provides for all of the levels above. Even a Barracuda depends on Phytoplankton to feed ir's prey.
Why is plankton so Important to the fishing indestry?
Because pretty much all fish eat plankton, the more fish eat, the heavier they become and the more healthy they become. this is good because the healthier and heavier the fish are when they are caught, the more money the men get who caught the fish get.
The most abundant zooplankton are copepods and krill, which are tiny crustaceans. They are the most numerous animals on Earth.
How much oxygen comes from plankton?
Phytoplankton are responsible for producing more oxygen on Earth than all plant life. It is estimated that they make more than 60 percent of the planet's oxygen.
What type of plankton are animals?
The word plankton doesn't refer to a specific type of animal. it refers to all those animals which are not able to move in the water independently, in other words, they are caught up in the waters current and the current takes them anywhere and everywhere.
There is a type of organism that is often called 'plant plankton'.
Plant plankton, also known as phytoplankton, are microscopic plants which are autotrophs.
And there are also 'Animal plankton', also known as zooplankton. they carry some animal-like traits, mainly being that they are heterotrophs. They usually feed on phytoplankton.
I think it can vary though many are pale or green.
If you mean the Plankton from Spongebob Squarepants, he's green.
