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Krill
What do Antarctica animals eat?
All animals depend on krill for their survival. Krill eat phytoplankton (tiny ocean plants) and zooplankton (tiny ocean creatures), squid eat krill, p...
What conditions does krill need to live?
Role in the Food Chain Krill feed on phytoplankton, microscopic, single-celled plants that drift near the ocean's surface and live off carbon dioxide ...
How long have krill lived for?
Antarctic krill can live up to 10 years, an amazing longevity for such a heavily hunted creature. They spend their days avoiding predators in the cold...
What animal population was not affected by an increase is the krill population?
How does krill affect the ecosystem?What factors affect krill population?What organism is the main cause of the krill decline?Why is krill important ...
Are krill aquatic animals?
Krill are small crustaceans of the order Euphausiacea, and are found in all the world's oceans. The name "krill" comes from the Norwegian word krill, ...
What is groups of crill called?
Krill live in a large group called a swarm. What is a swarm of krill?How many krill are in a swarm?What are krill in the food chain?Why do krill swarm...
How has man's intervention affected the survival of Krill and the food chain?
What would happen if the krill were removed from the food chain?How does human activities affect marine life?Why are krill dying?What factors affect ...
Are krill secondary consumers?
In the Antarctic food chain krill are primary consumers and baleen whales, penguins, seals and many kinds of fish and other birds are secondary consum...
What is the niche of krill?
Antarctic krill are filter feeders that eat tiny phytoplankton (pelagic algae). They use their small, hair-like legs to filter out these microscopic a...