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Plankton[Gk. planktos, wandering] Mostly microscopic organisms that drift passively or swim weakly near the surface of oceans, ponds, and lakes.
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Plankton(singular: plankton) microscopic aquatic organisms.
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PlanktonMicroscopic plants and animals.
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PlanktonMinute organisms that float or drift passively near the surface of oceans and seas. Plant-like plankton, or phytoplankton, include diatoms. Zooplankton are animals that have a limited ability to move [..]
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Planktonbiology - free floating microscopic aquatic plants and animals
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Planktonmicroscopic organisms that float or drift in large numbers in salt or fresh water; zooplankton—animal-like and phytoplankton—plant-like. (planet comes from the word plankton) Plantae (Plant) -
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Plankton(n) the aggregate of small plant and animal organisms that float or drift in great numbers in fresh or salt water
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Planktonsmall aquatic organisms whose direction is controlled by water movements. Plankton may be able to swim by means of flagella or other appendages, but they are not strong enough to swim against a curren [..]
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PlanktonPlankton are microscopic plants and animals that float freely in the upper surface waters of all the oceans in the world. Microscopic plants, known as phytoplankton, absorb light and produce oxygen just like our trees and plants. Phytoplankton are the food source, or primary producer, at the start of all marine food webs.
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PlanktonMinute, free-floating aquatic plants and animals.
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PlanktonA diverse category of tiny plants, animals, and bacteria that live suspended in the water column and are too small to swim against the current. There are two general types of plankton: Phytoplankton a [..]
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PlanktonSmall plant (phytoplankton) and animal (zooplankton) species that spend some or all of their life in the sea surface. Many marine species are planktonic in their life stages (e.g. cod, Dungeness crab) [..]
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Planktonsmall, free-floating, aquatic plant (phytoplankton) and animal (zooplankton) organisms that serve as food for many larger organisms (planktivores.)
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PlanktonOrganisms living suspended in the water column and incapable of moving against water currents
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Plankton; A general term for the entire community of microscopic free-floating organisms, including phytoplankton, zooplankton, and a host of other marine organisms. Plankton serves as the primary food source for most marine ecosystems. Many animals like the blue whale feed entirely on planktonic organisms. Point Source Pollution
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Planktonminute plants and animals floating in bodies of water; often a major source of nutrition for larger aquatic life forms
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PlanktonTiny organisms that float or weakly swim in the ocean.
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PlanktonGenerally tiny animals or plants that live floating in water.
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PlanktonPassively floating or weakly motile aquatic plants ( phytoplankton) and animals (zooplankton ).
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PlanktonPlankton are small plant and animal species that spend at least part of their time on the sea surface. They rely in large part on ocean currents for distribution and transportation. As eggs and larvae, many marine species, such as cod and Dungeness crabs, are planktonic for part of their life cycle. The plankton provide food for many commercially i [..]
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PlanktonPlankton consists of organisms (mostly microscopic plants and animals) that drift in the seas or in bodies of fresh water. See phytoplankton and zooplankton.
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PlanktonCollective name for the microscopic floating and drifting plant and animal life found throughout the world's oceans. A distinction can be made between neretic (coastal) and oceanic (deep-water) p [..]
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PlanktonAny drifting organisms (animals, plants or bacteria) that inhabit the pelagic zone of oceans, seas, or bodies of fresh water. That is, plankton are defined by their ecological niche rather than phylog [..]
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PlanktonThe small and microscopic organisms drifting or floating in the sea or fresh water.
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PlanktonGenerally tiny animals or plants that live floating in water.
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PlanktonSmall organisms that float or drift in sizeable colonies in fresh or saltwater and serve as food for fish and other aquatic organisms.
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PlanktonMinute floating forms of microscopic plants and animals in water which cannot get about to any extent under their own power. They form the important beginnings of food chains for larger animals. Plank [..]
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Plankton1) Small, usually microscopic, plants (phytoplankton) and animals (zooplankton) in aquatic systems. 2) All of the smaller floating, suspended or self-propelled organisms in a body of water.
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PlanktonThe plants and animals that are found drifting in the water.
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PlanktonTiny plants and animals that live in water.
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PlanktonTiny plants and animals that live in water.
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PlanktonMicroscopic algae (phytoplankton) and animals (zooplankton) that float freely in the open water of lakes and oceans.
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PlanktonCommunity of tiny aquatic Plants and Animals, and photosynthetic Bacteria, that are either free-floating or suspended in the Water, with little or no Power of Locomotion. They are divided into Phytopl [..]
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PlanktonMass of minute animal and vegetable organisms that exists in the sea below the surface and above the bottom.
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PlanktonCommunity of tiny aquatic organisms, both PLANTS and ANIMALS, that are either free-floating or suspended in the water, with little or no power of locomotion. They are divided into PHYTOPLANKTON and ZO [..]
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Planktonanimals and plants that drift in the water column
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PlanktonVery small photosynthetic organims (phytoplankton) and animals (zooplankton) that float or drift in fresh, brackish, or salt water. Plankton is a common food item for some marine mammals.
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PlanktonA group of plant (phytoplankton) and animals (zooplankton) qui organisms live in fresh, briny salt water or floating in the currents. Plankton forms the base of the food chain.
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PlanktonA collection of microscopic organisms, including algae, animals, and protists, that float in huge numbers in water. Plankton is usually in largest numbers near the surface. Many animals feed on plankt [..]
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Plankton any drifting organisms (animals, plants, archaea, or bacteria) that inhabit the pelagic zone
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PlanktonAll free-floating organisms in the open water. Most planktonic organisms are microscopic in size. They include protozoans, microalgae, krill, and the larvae of fish and mussels. A distinction is made [..]
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PlanktonAlgae and animals drifting with surrounding water.
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PlanktonSmall, usually microscopic, plants (phytoplankton) and animals (zooplankton) in aquatic systems. All of the smaller floating, suspended, or self-propelled organisms in a body of water.
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PlanktonSmall and microscopic free-floating plants, animals and bacteria. Plankton have limited or no swimming ability and are transported by currents and tides.
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PlanktonMinute plant (phytoplankton) and animal organisms (zooplankton) that are found in aquatic ecosystems.
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PlanktonPlankton are forms of marine, organic life that gather vital energy for life through photosynthesis. Since they are very low on the food chain, they are vital to all marine life. They are also vital t [..]
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PlanktonFloating, drifting, or feebly swimming plant and animal organisms of the sea. These are usually microscopic or very small, although jellyfish are included.
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Plankton Passively drifting or weakly swimming organisms that occur in swarms near the surface of open water
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Planktonmicroscopic floating plant and animal organisms of lakes, rivers, and oceans.
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PlanktonSmall plants and animals that are suspended in the water and either drift with the currents or swim weakly.
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Planktonminute animal and plant life in a body of water.
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Planktonthe mass of mostly microscopic organisms that float or drift freely in the waters of aquatic (freshwater and marine) environments
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Planktonmostly microscopic animal and plant life suspended in water and a valuable food source for animals cf. Phytoplankton.
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PlanktonAnimals and plants many of them microscopically small, that float or swim very feeblyin fresh or salt water. They are moved passivelyby winds, waves, or currents.
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PlanktonMicroscopic animals and plants found in seas, oceans (marine plankton) and large lakes (freshwater plankton).
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Planktonplants and animals that swim weakly, or not at all, and drift with ocean currents
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Plankton
Small (often microscopic) organisms, that float in the water. (A single organism is known as a plankter.)
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Plankton
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PlanktonPlankton are the diverse collection of organisms that live in large bodies of water and are unable to swim against a current. The individual organisms constituting plankton are called plankters. They [..]
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PlanktonPlankton is a generic term for many organisms that live in bodies of water.
Plankton may also refer to:
Aerial plankton, atmospheric analogue to oceanic plankton
Phytoplankton, the autotrophic compon [..]
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PlanktonPlankton are the diverse collection of organisms that live in large bodies of water and are unable to swim against a current. The individual organisms constituting plankton are called plankters. They [..]
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PlanktonSheldon J. Plankton and Karen Plankton are fictional characters in the Nickelodeon animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. They are respectively voiced by Mr. Lawrence and Jill Talley. Their [..]
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PlanktonMinute plant (phytoplankton) and animal organisms (zooplankton) that are found in aquatic ecosystems.
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Plankton1891, from German Plankton (1887), coined by German physiologist Viktor Hensen (1835-1924) from Greek plankton, neuter of planktos "wandering, drifting," verbal adjective from plazesthai &qu [..]
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Planktonmicroscopic algae and protozoa drifting in water. Larger organisms graze them like grass.
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Planktonany drifting biota inhabiting the pelagic (non-bottom) zones of seas and lakes. Important food source for marine organisms.
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PlanktonOrganisms that cannot swim or are very weak swimmers and are at the mercy of the currents
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Plankton(Gk: planktos= wandering/ drifting) a collective term for the small plants and animals which float and drift in surface waters. Phytoplankton is the plant component and zooplankton the animal componen [..]
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Plankton
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PlanktonMicroorganisms living in the upper layers of aquatic systems. A distinction is made between phytoplankton, which depend on photosynthesis for their energy supply, and zooplankton, which feed on phytop [..]
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Planktonrelatively small organisms that drift or float passively in the water and are carried wherever currents and tides take them. Plankton are often microscopic and are an important food source for other aquatic organisms. There are two types of plankton- phytoplankton (plants and autotrophs) and zooplankton (animals).
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Planktonn. Very small, free-floating organisms of the ocean or other aquatic systems, including phytoplankton, which produce their own nutrients through photosynthesis, or zooplankton, which get their nutrien [..]
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PlanktonMicroscopic plants (phytoplankton) and animals (zooplankton) found floating near the surface of the sea or lakes.
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