What is the role of plant-like plankton in the marine food web?

Answer 1

The plankons are producers.

The green plankons are producers in marine ecosystem. They produce food by photosynthesis. Small insects, fish etc., depend on the plankons for food supply. Other higher animals, fish etc., depend on the small fish, insects. It forms a marine food chain. Thank you

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Answer 2

Gabriella Anderson

Plant-like plankton, or phytoplankton, are primary producers in the marine food web. They perform photosynthesis, converting sunlight into organic matter. This supports higher trophic levels by serving as a direct food source for zooplankton and other organisms, forming the foundation of marine ecosystems.

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