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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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Do plankton live in Antarctica?
No, Antarctica is a continent and krill live in salt water. The Southern Ocean which surrounds the continent, however, is home to krill, specifically Euphasia subperba, Antarctic krill, which form the base of the food chain in that ocean.
Phytoplankton
Phytoplankton are minute (extremely small) plants that float on the surface or in the sunlight zone. They live up here because they use the sun to get energy. This proces known as photosynthesis, uses sunlight along with carbon and water to produce starches and release energy and oxygen. Phytoplankton support life on Earth via this function. Phytoplankton reproduce asexually: the organism splits in half and produces a new copy of itself. Phytoplankton are consumed by a wide range of sea animals, notably by zooplankton, after they die and float downward.
Zooplankton
Meaning 'animal', the prefix zoo denotes a group of animal plankton. Likewise, they cannot swim themselves. These animals are detrivores and omnivores. They eat each other, phytoplankton, and decaying matter.
Plankton consists of any drifting organism, such as animals, plants or bacteria. They inhabit the pelagic zone of oceans, seas, or any other bodies of fresh water.
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These are microscopic organisms, similar to phytoplankton, who consume other plankton and digest waste. Some look like microscopic shrimp and others may look like tiny floating insects, depending on the type.
Plankton are microscopic organisms that live in water. They consist of small crustaceans,protozoans and diatoms.
You can get it in ponds, lakes and the sea, using a very fine net.
Plankton vary in size, they are surprisingly small in the fact that the biggest mammal in the world consumes it. Plankton require energy from the sun to process food and make their own nutrients, I know that diatoms are in the micrometers and that plankton fall somewhere in the same category.
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.
Why a colony of cell does not get tissue level of organization?
a tissue means similar cells performing similar function whereas colony means cell performing different functions.
What helps tiny plantlike organisms grow at the surface of the ocean?
Tiny plantlike organisms at the ocean surface, such as phytoplankton, require sunlight, nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus, and water to grow. They photosynthesize using sunlight and take up nutrients dissolved in the seawater to support their growth. Temperature and currents also play a role in their distribution and growth.
Does zooplankton eat phytoplankton?
No its the other way around, Plankton is made of Phytoplankton which are plants. Plants make their own food using sunlight and the process of photosynthesis. You then get small creatures and larvae of other animals that feed on the phytoplankton called zooplankton. Jellyfish are also part of the plankton and they eat fish.
How does DDT get into the bodies of zooplankton?
Herbivores (like deer) eat the plants that it gets spread on. We'll say the plants have 1 piece of DDT. Since each deer eats LOTS of individual plants (we'll say leaves), the DDT in the deer will be more than the leaves had. We'll say this deer ate 100 leaves in one day, now it has 100 pieces of DDT in it. Then a wolf comes along and kills the deer and eats all the deer. Now the wolf has 100 pieces of DDT in it. The wolf kills ANOTHER deer the next day and eats it, and now this wolf has 200 pieces of DDT in it. So on and so on. So the MORE DDT you have in an organism's system, the more toxic it is. We call this bioamplification. Each food level it increases GREATLY in the fatty tissues.
Yes, the are producers and at the 'bottom' of the food web.
its gets co2 from the water and transfer that into food
What is the niche of the Carnivores Zooplankton?
Carnivorous zooplankton occupy a crucial niche in aquatic ecosystems as they serve as both predators and prey. They primarily feed on smaller zooplankton, phytoplankton, and other microscopic organisms, helping to regulate populations within the food web. By consuming these organisms, carnivorous zooplankton play a vital role in nutrient cycling and energy transfer to higher trophic levels, such as fish. Their presence supports biodiversity and the overall health of aquatic environments.
Plankton do not eat fish. This is because plankton are normally producers meaning they produce their own food. Normally fish eat plankton.
How does oxygen move through the biosphere as part of the carbon cycle?
The oxygen moves through the biosphere as a part of the carbon cycle by breeding and attaching within the bodies exporital fluid system. Scientists to not know yet what is the real reason but we assume that a masterbating scientist may have the answer just ask the teacher that masterbates.
Is the bright blue sea star plankton?
No, sea stars are benthic organisms. Plankton means drifter, they float around for their whole lives.
Can you make a stafish come back to life by putting it in water?
No. Starfish are dead when their dead, but starfish do grow back their appendages.
How do zooplankton get energy?
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.
alot of people including me say that few means 3 so like 3 months
