- Plankton - Wikipedia
Plankton are the diverse collection of organisms that drift in water (or air) but are unable to actively propel themselves against currents (or wind) [1][2] The individual organisms constituting plankton are called plankters [3]
- Plankton | Definition, Characteristics, Types, Diet, Size . . .
Plankton, marine and freshwater organisms that, because they are nonmotile or too small or weak to swim against the current, exist in a drifting state Plankton is the productive base of both marine and freshwater ecosystems, providing food for larger animals and indirectly for humans
- What are plankton? - NOAAs National Ocean Service
Plankton are marine drifters — organisms carried along by tides and currents Phytoplankton blooms in the Barents Sea, shown in natural color from NASA's Aqua satellite on July 10, 2014 The solid white area in the top right corner is cloud cover Credit: NASA's Earth Observatory
- What Is Plankton? Definition and Examples - Science Notes and . . .
Plankton is the collection of organisms that drift with tides and currents Two important groups are phytoplankton (plant-like) and zooplankton (animal-life), but plankton include species from all the kingdoms of life, plus viruses
- 5 Types of Plankton in the Ocean to Know - American Oceans
Plankton are fundamental to the marine ecosystem, serving as the base of the food chain and contributing to global oxygen production Plankton species vary immensely in size and type, including both phytoplankton and zooplankton, which support diverse marine life
- Plankton, explained - National Geographic
What is plankton? Plankton are a collection of tiny organisms that live at and beneath the surface of lakes, rivers, ponds, and oceans across the planet
- Plankton - National Geographic Society
There are two main types of plankton: phytoplankton, which are plants, and zooplankton, which are animals Zoo plankton and other small marine creatures eat phyto plankton and then become food for fish, crustaceans, and other larger species
- Plankton | Ask A Biologist
Plankton are too small to swim in water in the same way fish or whales do… they simply drift along This is why they came to be known as plankton What Are the Different Kinds of Plankton?
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