Which of the following organisms does not rely on krill as major food source?

Adelie penguins

Leopard seal

humpback whale

squid

Adelie penguins feed mostly on krill but switch to fish during the breeding season and then to squid during the winter. What is a good explanation for this?

Fish and squid are more abundance, and krill is more scarce

Fish and squid provide more energy than krill

Fish and squid is more abundant, and krill is more available

Fish and squid is preferred but is not as available during the other months.

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Mariam Wallace

Biology

15 April, 17:12

Which of the following organisms does not rely on krill as major food source?

Adelie penguins

Leopard seal

humpback whale

squid

Adelie penguins feed mostly on krill but switch to fish during the breeding season and then to squid during the winter. What is a good explanation for this?

Fish and squid are more abundance, and krill is more scarce

Fish and squid provide more energy than krill

Fish and squid is more abundant, and krill is more available

Fish and squid is preferred but is not as available during the other months.

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Janessa Tanner · Answer 1

Squid is organisms does not rely on krill as major food source

squiid is belonging to the group of mollusks called cephalopods, which include octopi, cuttlefish.