Phytoplankton and zooplankton together make up large communities of producers and herbivores called plankton.

28 янв. 2021 г. · However, within the plankton community, there are phytoplankton that are producers, and zooplankton that can be herbivores or carnivores ...

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

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

31 мая 2016 г. · Zooplankton are defined as plankton who are not primary producers (they have to eat to live and cannot make their own food through ...

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

The answer is (c): primary consumers. Zooplankton feed on phytoplankton, which are primary producers. Because the zooplankton are feeding on primary producers ...

18 окт. 2024 г. · However, the truth is more nuanced. Zooplankton are not producers; they are consumers. This article explores why this is the case, delving into ...

13 июл. 2018 г. · Zooplankton are herbivorous micro-organisms such as protozoa that are found in water bodies. They depend upon producers for food and hence are not producers.