Sentences with phrase «consume zooplankton»

According to the same article, which provides an in - depth look at the ocean plastic problem, some of that plastic enters the fish when they consume zooplankton, who eat it first, and some if it is consumed by fish directly.

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«Which is in turn is consumed by zooplankton, copepods or krill.

At ocean depths from 500 to 3,000 meters, they don't swim so much as float, and they get by with little oxygen while consuming a low - calorie diet of zooplankton and detritus.

Phytoplankton, zooplankton, and algae have the capacity to produce Vitamin D. However, most animal and plant foods we consume do not contain vitamin D. Sunlight is the natural way of getting our vitamin D.

Fish and marine cetaceans consume vast amounts of zooplankton as their primary food source.

Phytoplankton consumes CO2, like terrestrial plants, and transfers this via zooplankton to marine organisms, hence indirectly promoting their growth.

The zooplankton grabs the fast - sinking particle snow, which are falling too fast for the bacteria to consume.