phytoplankton are autotrophs and zooplankton are heterotrophs
Phytoplankton and zooplankton
Phytoplankton is smaller than zooplankton because it eats phytoplankton.
What different categories can plankton be placed into?
Zooplankton eat phytoplankton
Zooplankton. Phytoplankton are autotrophs, as they produce their own food through photosynthesis. Zooplankton are heterotrophs, relying on consuming other organisms, like phytoplankton, to obtain their energy.
Zooplankton get their food from eating phytoplankton. The phytoplankton are the base of the food chain. Zooplankton are primary consumers or the second step in the food chain.
phytoplankton
Zooplankton can control the growth of phytoplankton by grazing on them, reducing their population. This grazing pressure can influence the size and composition of phytoplankton communities. By consuming phytoplankton, zooplankton can also regulate nutrient cycling and ecosystem productivity in aquatic environments.
No, they eat phytoplankton and phytoplankton are producers.
yes, zooplankton eats phytoplankton
depend on sunlght, occurs within the photic zone
AnswerNo 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.