By Indi and Max Phytoplankton Phytoplankton are tiny plants that live in fresh and salt water Phytoplankton are eaten by Krill Krill They are a small semitransparent crustacean like a shrimp about 45 cm ID: 618567
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Antarctic Food Chain
By Indi and MaxSlide2
Phytoplankton
Phytoplankton are tiny plants that live in fresh and salt water.
Phytoplankton are eaten by:
-KrillSlide3
Krill
They are a small semi-transparent crustacean like a shrimp, about 4-5 cm
in
length when fully grown, they can live for up to 7
years.
Krill are eaten by:
-Fish
-Birds
-WhalesSlide4
Fish
Some species of fish in Antarctica include; Antarctic Cod, Ice Fish,
Panagonia
Toothfish
, Marbled
Notothon
and Dragon Fish.
These fish are eaten by:
-Birds
-Seals
-PenguinsSlide5
Birds
There are 46 species of birds in Antarctica, including Albatrosses, Shearwaters and Petrels, Storm-Petrels, Diving petrels, Cormorants, Bitterns, Herons and Egrets, Ducks, Geese and Swans, Sheathbills,
Skuas
and Jaegers, Gulls and Terns
These birds are eaten by:
-
SealsSlide6
Penguins
Some types of penguins in Antarctica include;
Adélie
Penguin, Chinstrap Penguin,
Emporer
Penguin, Gentoo Penguin.
These penguins are eaten by:
-Leopard Seals
-Toothed WhalesSlide7
Seals
Seals in Antarctica include; Leopard Seals and Elephant Seals
Seals are eaten by:
-Toothed WhalesSlide8
Whales
Baleen Whales are eaten by:
-Toothed Whales
Toothed Whales, Killer Whales (Orcas) and Sperm Whales are at the top of the food chain.Slide9
Food WebSlide10
By Indi
and Max