Some tiny plankton may have big effect on ocean's carbon storage
Tuesday, February 2, 2016 - 06:23
in Biology & Nature
How do you find your food? Most animal species, whether they rummage through a refrigerator or stalk prey in the wild, obtain nutrients by consuming living organisms. Plants, for the most part, adopt a different feeding, or "trophic," strategy, making their own food through photosynthesis. There are, however, certain enterprising species that can do both: photosynthesize and consume prey. These organisms, found mostly in certain ocean plankton communities, live a flexible, "mixotrophic" lifestyle.