I hate to get too technical, but I am an ecologist and am sensitive to the use of ecological terms. That said, ALL sharks are primarily predatory, regardless of their size. Even if they are plankton feeders - guess what - they PREY on plankton. Here’s the technical part, predation, always results in the death of the prey. Other feeding strategies like detritivory (eating stuff that is already dead) or herbivory, do not involve the killing of the eaten.
“..or herbivory, do not involve the killing of the eaten.”
The plants are killed in the process.
An organism that eats plankton is called a planktivore, correct?
You mean those carrots in the salad I ate for dinner are STILL alive?!? I know they live a long time out of the ground, but I was certain that chopping followed by thorough mastication killed them.
But eating plankton, which is in part plants, DOES kill it? Now I'm really confused.