Thursday, October 10, 2013

A Producer In The Florida Reef

One producer we saw at the Florida Reef was the phytoplankton. Phytoplankton are microscopic plants in the water that the fish eat.









Question: Why is a producer an important part of the ecosystem?

Sources: 
     Content: http://www.exploringnature.org/db/detail.php?dbID=2&detID=1221
     Picture: http://www.dtplankton.com/phytoplankton.html

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  1. Because it produces energy for the rest of the animals.

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