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1. What do krill eat in the ocean?
2. Is krill a shrimp?
3. Is krill a plankton?
4. Can humans eat krill?
5. What are Krills predators?
6. What sea animal eats kelp?
7. Why do whales eat krill?
8. Do krill lay eggs?
9. What color is krill?
10. Is a jellyfish a zooplankton?
11. Is a starfish a plankton?
12. Do killer whales eat krill?
13. How do whales eat krill?
14. Is krill bigger than shrimp?
15. What do dolphins eat?

What do krill eat in the ocean?

Antarctic krill eat microscopic phytoplankton, single-celled plants that drift up near the ocean's surface. In their larval or juvenile stages of life krill feed on the green algae that grows on the underside of pack ice.

Is krill a shrimp?

Krill are small shrimp-like crustaceans, with an average size of about 3.5cm in length – about the size of an ordinary paperclip – although they can reach lengths of double that size up to 6cm.

Is krill a plankton?

Are krill the same as plankton? Krill are plankton but not all plankton are krill! Plankton just means any small freshwater or marine organism that due to its size, immobility, or weakness cannot swim against the current, and exists in a state of drift. ... These plankton include algae and bacteria.

Can humans eat krill?

Human uses

Krill have been harvested as a food source for humans and domesticated animals since at least the 19th century, and possibly earlier in Japan, where it was known as okiami. Large-scale fishing developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and now occurs only in Antarctic waters and in the seas around Japan.

What are Krills predators?

Blue whales and other large whales, leopard seals and other seals, several species of penguins, albatrosses and other seabirds, several fish species, and squids and other invertebrates all eat huge numbers of Antarctic krill.

What sea animal eats kelp?

In the north Pacific, the sea otter is the main and only predator of kelp. On the California current, sheephead and spiny lobsters eat kelp too, along with the sea otters.

Why do whales eat krill?

First off, while it's true that whales eat krill, that's not the only thing they eat. Furthermore, whales actually gorge on tons of krill every day in order to satisfy their hunger and cater to their nutritional requirements. ... Thus, plants grow using water and sunlight, and then certain animals eat those plants.

Do krill lay eggs?

Female krill can lay as many as 10,000 eggs at a time. They have been known to give birth several times during the spawning season (January to March). Females spawn their eggs near the surface, which subsequently sink in the ocean over a 10-day period before hatching.

What color is krill?

Pink and opaque, Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) are among the largest of the 85 known krill species.

Is a jellyfish a zooplankton?

Jellyfish are a type of zooplankton that both drift in the ocean and have some swimming ability. Hundreds of jellyfish species live in every part of the ocean and belong to the same animal group as corals and sea anemones.

Is a starfish a plankton?

Temporary plankton, or meroplankton, such as young starfish, clams, worms, and other bottom-dwelling animals, live and feed as plankton until they leave to become adults in their proper habitats.

Do killer whales eat krill?

Krill eat phytoplankton (tiny ocean plants) and zooplankton (tiny ocean creatures), squid eat krill, penguins eat krill and squid, fish eat krill and other fish, seals eat krill, fish and squid, Leopard seals eat krill, squid, fish and penguins. d squid, Killer whales eat squid, fish, penguins, seals and other whales.

How do whales eat krill?

Skim feeders, like right whales, swim through krill- or plankton-rich areas of water with their mouths open. Food and water flow in but only water can flow back out through the baleen plates. The whale then uses its tongue to direct the krill and other food down its throat.

Is krill bigger than shrimp?

The main difference between krill and shrimp is that the krill is a shrimp-like crustacean, whose body is segmented into three: Cephalon, thorax, and abdomen, whereas the shrimp is a crustacean, whose body is segmented into two; cephalothorax and abdomen. Furthermore, krill is smaller than a shrimp.

What do dolphins eat?

All dolphins eat fish and those living in deep oceans also eat squid and jellyfish. Bottlenose dolphins are found worldwide in temperate and tropical seas and the types of fish they eat, is dependent on where they live and what time of year it is.