Do heterotrophs (zooplankton) have a compensation depth?

Q: What are some abiotic factors that influence organisms in their environment?

A: Abiotic factors are non-living components of an ecosystem that have a significant impact on the…

Q: Coevolution is a termdescribing the influence thattwo organisms occupying thesame niche have on…

A: There are about a hundred trillion microorganisms living in our body, these are categorized as…

Q: Barnacles are filter-feeding molluscs that live by filtering plankton from seawater. This is a…

A: The concept of a niche is derived from the idea that no two species can occupy the exact same…

Q: What is it called when organisms buried in the sediment use special structures to filter plankton…

A: Those organisms are known as Filter feeders. They are a sub-group of suspension feeding animals…

Q: Two species of sea urchins live practically side by side on sandy bottoms. The two species appear to…

A: The smallest and fundamental taxonomic unit is species. A species includes individuals that have…

Q: What are the pytoplankton and the zooplankton?

A: Food web is a network of all food chains in an ecosystem. These food chains are interdependent and…

Q: What do you call a collection of organisms belonging to the same species that are present in the…

A: Ecology is the special term for the field of environmental biology. nis term was first proposed by a…

Q: Give examples of free-living and symbiotic nitrogen-fixing microorganisms. Are these prokaryotic or…

A: Cell is the basic unit of life. Based on the number of cells an organism may be prokaryotic or…

Q: Why do you think these organisms would thrive more time as time passes by?

A: ANSWER;- Because time affects the production of organisms, As  time passes by, the organisms…

Q: In a shallow coastal ecosystem dominated by seagrasses, nutrient limit primary production under low…

A: Sea grass requires clear sunlight water for light to come and the light is required for doing…

Q: species

A: Red algae, which belong to the phylum Rhodophyta, are microscopic organisms that range from simple…

Q: Could there be any advantage for a Phytoplankton cell to not minimize the sinking rate? Explain.

A: INTRODUCTION Microalgae, also known as phytoplankton, are similar to terrestrial plants in that they…

Q: Are higher macroinvertebrate indicators of less or more stream health? Do different invertebrate…

A: I am answering first two subparts as they are interrelated. To get the answer of third one please…

Q: How are sea otters negatively impacted by Coal ?

A: Sea otter is a member of the family Mustelidae. It is the smallest marine animal. They are avid…

Q: Where the eutrophication is often seen?

A: Eutrophication is nutrient enrichment of water body that results in increased growth of algae,…

Q: Explain symbionts and its role?Explain symbionts and its role?

A: Symbiosis is any type of a close and long-term biological interaction between two different…

Q: How is the concept of a niche useful to understanding distributions of organisms?

A: The niche concept is used to describe the position of a species within an ecosystem that explains…

Q: You're kayaking and you notice that you can see pretty deep down to the bottom of the lake. You…

A: Introduction :- The term "oligotrophic" is used to describe a lake or other water body that has low…

Q: Why do regime shifts and the amount of zooplankton matter so much

A: Regime shift -  A regime shift happens once a switch within the dominant feedbacks happens and is…

Q: Why can’t marine organisms use the nitrogen gas dissolved in seawater?

A: Nitrogen is a critical constituent of chlorophyll, proteins, and nucleic acids. Nitrogen, like…

Q: For the symbiotic relationship between termites and protozoa - the termite provides a favorable…

A: There are different type of relationship between microbes and others parasites or animals that can…

Q: Under what circumstances can two species with identical niches coexist indefinitely?

A: The term niche is an organism’s role in the environment or the way of life of the organism. The…

Q: Why do species live where they do?

A: A biological species is a collection of creatures that can reproduce and generate fertile offspring…

Q: If a marine fish is placed in afresh water aquarium,will the fish able to survive?Why or why not?

A: Osmosis is the net movement of solute particles along the concentration gradients (higher to lower…

Q: What problem is faced by organisms that live in freshwater?

A: Osmosis is the movement of solvent molecules from high to low concentration through a semipermeable…

Q: n Eutrophication, excess nutrients can cause algal blooms. However, what happens when the algae…

A: Eutrophication is the process of an overabundance of nutrients in a water body, resulting in…

Q: Which of the following is a symbiotic relationship?   Two plants competing for light   A fox…

A: A symbiotic relationship is a close ecological relationship that exists between individuals of two…

Q: Food Webs How would the oceanic food web be affected if all of the krill were removed from the…

A: Ecosystem is a geographic area where plants, animals, and other organisms live together and benefit…

Q: Mutualisms are interactions between two species where both participants benefit. How might the…

A: The ecosystem is the community of a group of organisms interacting with each other. The species…

Q: what trophic level is the thrush in?

A: The trophic level is defined as the position to which a organism occupies in a food chain or food…

Q: What two problems facing marine species?

A: Ocean or marine species are facing many problems , some are man made problems and some are the…

Q: What do you think would happen to both the catfish and the algae if another fish that eats algae…

A: The given data is about the food chain of pond ecosystem.  Ecosystem is a particular Geographical…

Microbes

Microbes are microscopic living organisms that can only be detected with the help of specialized laboratory equipment called a microscope. These living organisms are so small that they are not visible to the naked eye.