Eventually, since there would be a strong selective pressure to avoid eating mirror cyanobacteria whenever possible. I do not know if zooplankton will be able to immediately distinguish and reject mirror cyanobacteria because I do not know how zooplankton determine whether a potential food item is edible or not. Regardless, discerning lifeforms would still risk starvation because mirror cyanobacteria would outcompete normal cyanobacteria.
Edited Second Sentence for Clarity: (Old) However, I’m not sure if mirror cyanobacteria would initially taste bad to zooplankton and consequentially get rejected. --> (New) I do not know if zooplankton will be able to immediately distinguish and reject mirror cyanobacteria because I do not know how zooplankton determine whether a potential food item is edible or not.
Eventually, since there would be a strong selective pressure to avoid eating mirror cyanobacteria whenever possible. I do not know if zooplankton will be able to immediately distinguish and reject mirror cyanobacteria because I do not know how zooplankton determine whether a potential food item is edible or not. Regardless, discerning lifeforms would still risk starvation because mirror cyanobacteria would outcompete normal cyanobacteria.
Edited Second Sentence for Clarity: (Old) However, I’m not sure if mirror cyanobacteria would initially taste bad to zooplankton and consequentially get rejected. --> (New) I do not know if zooplankton will be able to immediately distinguish and reject mirror cyanobacteria because I do not know how zooplankton determine whether a potential food item is edible or not.