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Q: Why do some plankton migrate vertically?
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What is the hunting strategy for the Megamouth shark?

The Megamouth shark is a filter feeder, so it swims with its mouth wide open to feed on plankton and small fish. It relies on its large gill slits to filter out food particles from the water as it swims. This nocturnal shark will migrate vertically in the water column at night to feed on plankton that rises closer to the surface.


Is phytoplankton a herbivore carnivoe or omnivore?

That depends on the type of plankton, some plankton are plants some plankton are herbivores and some plankton are carnivores. Some plankton may also be omnivorous.


Can plankton eat seaweed?

There are some types of plankton that can eat plants.


Is a plankton a insect?

Yes and no. Isopoda are a big group of different animal life, some of which are plankton. Some others include regular cockroaches.


Do scorpians migrate?

Some of them migrate


Are plankton omnivores?

Some plankton are omnivores, because they devour both animal and plant matter. Other types of plankton may be strictly herbivores or complete carnivores. Some plankton is none of these, because it is tiny plants, not animals.


Is plankton a type of fish?

Yes and no. typically plankton applies to microorganisms that are not fish. They are small microscopic animals. But more properly, plankton means drifter or floater. Anything that floats can be called a plankton. For example, the Porteguese Man of War is a plankton, while a copepod and diatom is also an aexample of plankton. Some plant are considered to be plankton and some algae are forms of phytoplankton.


Does the butterfly fish migrate?

Some fish migrate. Except for the monarch, most butterflies do not migrate.


Does plankton eat other plankton?

Yes, some plankton are carnivorous and feed on other smaller plankton species. These plankton are often referred to as zooplankton and play an important role in marine food webs by consuming phytoplankton and smaller zooplankton.


What are some migrate animals?

Well some butterflys migrate and some deer migrate.And buffolo will too.


What are some decomposers that live underwater?

Plankton


What are some ocean creatures that are prey?

plankton