ECOLOGY
ORGANISMS AND THE ENVIRONMENT
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(8.11A) While exploring a lake in Argentina, Laguna del Diamante (Diamond Lake), scientists found rocks covered with mats made of photosynthetic microbes. Flamingos in the area filter the nutrient-rich microbes by pumping the lake water through their bill. What is the relationship between the photosynthetic microbes and the flamingos in the Laguna del Diamante ecosystem?
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The microbes and parasites, and the flamingos are hosts.
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The microbes are carnivores, and the flamingos are predators.
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The microbes are herbivores, and the flamingos are carnivores.
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The microbes are producers, and the flamingos are consumers.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Flamingos in the area filter the nutrient rich microbes by pumping the lakewater through their bill. What is the relationship between the photosynthetic microbes and the flamingos in the Laguna del Diamante ecosystem? The microbes are parasites, and the flamingos are hosts.
Detailed explanation-2: -The primary producers are autotrophs and are most often photosynthetic organisms such as plants, algae, or cyanobacteria. The organisms that eat the primary producers are called primary consumers. Primary consumers are usually herbivores, plant-eaters, though they may be algae eaters or bacteria eaters.
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