2006-12-19 11:37:19 · 5 answers · asked by robertotk 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
No. Like squid in your other question, krill are also heterotrophs. They do not make their own food, so they are considered consumers and not producers.
2006-12-19 12:46:02 · answer #1 · answered by xx_villainess_xx 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
In biology, the definition of "producer" is: an organism, such as plants and algae that make food by using photosynthesis to produce organic compounds from inorganic carbon dioxide. Producers (also called "auxotrophs") are a source of food for other organisms.
"Consumers" are those organisms that CANNOT make their own food, so eat producers.
Since krill cannot make their own food; they feed on smaller organisms, they are not considered "producers" - it doesn't matter that other organisms, like whales, also eat them. For more details, see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krill
2006-12-19 20:45:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. Krill are animals. No animals are producers. Plants (including algae) are producers. Animals are consumers.
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2006-12-19 23:52:17 · answer #3 · answered by PaulCyp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, is is eaten by larger fish, also a consumer of plankton.
2006-12-19 19:41:26 · answer #4 · answered by None N 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
yes, they are shrimps, the great white Whales eat them by the tons.
2006-12-19 19:44:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋