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Are copepods decomposers?
Free-living copepods form a crucial link in the food chain and are often assigned the role of "primary consumers." Although some large forms of copepo...
What is a small crustacean that jumps to escape predators?
Which fish flies through the air to escape from predators?How do I identify copepods?Are copepods harmful to humans?Where do copepods come from?What ...
Are copepods important to humans?
Copepods play a variety of important roles in infectious diseases of humans and other organisms. They are hosts of flukes, nematodes, and tapeworms, a...
What do copepods do?
Copepods (pods) are essentially required for any reef aquarium. They perform three important ecological tasks: (1) Graze on benthic microalgae, (2) sc...
How does a copepod breathe?
Because of their small size, copepods have no need of any heart or circulatory system (the members of the order Calanoida have a heart, but no blood v...
Where are copepod's found?
Copepods are probably the most common and abundant holoplanktonic organisms worldwide, occurring in all oceans, seas, estuaries, rivers and lakes. Pre...
How do copepods reproduce?
Both male and female copepods are required for reproduction. ... The sperm escapes the packet, enters the female's body through the opening of her rep...
How do Copepods eat?
Tiny crustacean zooplankton called “copepods” are like cows of the sea, eating the phytoplankton and converting the sun's energy into food for higher ...
How do copepods move?
Copepods (meaning "oar feet") are small, shrimp-like crustaceans that swim in seas, lakes, and ponds. ... The free-swimming copepods move through the ...