Zooplankton encompass a wide range of both unicellular and multicellular animals. While most zooplankton are ‘heterotrophs’ – that is they obtain their energy from consuming organic compounds, such as algae or other zooplankton - some zooplankton, such as the dinoflagellates, may also be fully or partially photosynthetic - gaining their energy, as plants do, from sunlight. nz/nature/native-animals/invertebrates/zooplankton /
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Zooplankton encompass a wide range of both unicellular and multicellular animals. While most zooplankton are ‘heterotrophs’ – that is they obtain their energy from consuming organic compounds, such as algae or other zooplankton - some zooplankton, such as the dinoflagellates, may also be fully or partially photosynthetic - gaining their energy, as plants do,