Question
Download Solution PDFIdentify an example of decomposers that are found in the bottom of a pond.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Flagellates.Key Points
- Flagellates are found in the bottom of a pond.
- They are an example of Protozoa.
- Protozoa are found in soil, freshwater, and seawater.
- Some are found in the body of other organisms and are pathogenic. These are unicellular organisms with eukaryotic cells.
- There is great variation in cell structure, organs of locomotion and modes of nutrition among protozoa.
- These organisms reproduce by simple cell division.
Additional Information
- Zooplankton is present on the second trophic level in a food chain in the aquatic ecosystem.
- They are primary consumers as they eat phytoplankton (producers) and are themselves in turn eaten by small fishes (secondary consumers).
- Jellyfish and sea jellies are the informal common names given to the medusa-phase of certain gelatinous members of the subphylum Medusozoa, a major part of the phylum Cnidaria.
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