20 янв. 2014 г. · Plankton may be both producer (phytoplankton) and consumer (zoo plankton) but is not a decomposer (that is the job for bacteria). Phytoplankton ...

Zooplankton are considered consumers in the food chain. They primarily feed on phytoplankton (producers) and other smaller zooplankton.

Zooplankton is the primary consumer in aquatic food chains. · They feed upon phytoplankton. · They are present in the second trophic level.

31 мая 2016 г. · Some zooplankton eat algae such as phytoplankton, so these qualify as primary consumers. Some zooplankton eat detritus (dead organic material).

Zooplankton are heterotrophic (other-feeding), whereas phytoplankton are autotrophic (self-feeding), often generating biological energy and macromolecules.

In an aquatic ecosystem, zooplanktons are represented as a.Producer b.Primary consumer c.Secondary consumer d.Tertiary consumer e.Decomposer · Hint: Zooplanktons ...

14 мая 2021 г. · The term that refers to the zooplankton in the food chain above is B) consumers. Consumers are organisms that obtain their energy by consuming other organisms.

Phytoplanktons are producers in an aquatic ecosystem. Consumers and decomposers make up the later part of the food chain while phytoplanktons form the first ...

9 янв. 2020 г. · In an aquatic ecosystem, zooplankton are represented as. Secondary consumer; Producer; Primary consumer; Tertiary consumer; Decomposer.

Zooplankton, small animals that swim about in open water (Figure 20), are primary consumers. They graze on algae, bacteria, and detritus (partially decayed ...