plankton

     

Plankton consist of any rifting organisms (animals, plants, or bacteria) that inhabit the pelagic zone of oceans, seas, or bodies of fresh water. Plankton are defined by their ecological niche rather than their genetic classification. They provide a crucial source of food to aquatic life.

Trivia about plankton

  • The name of these microscopic plants & animals that float near the ocean's surface is from the Greek for "wandering"
  • (Alex Trebek gives the clue from Galapagos in Ecuador.) From June to November here in the Galapagos, the south equatorial current encourages the rich growth of this, the collective name for nonmotile marine organisms
  • The name of these tiny organisms at the bottom of the oceanic food chain comes from the Greek for "wandering"
  • Greek for "wandering", these minute organisms are considered the pasture of the seas
  • Many small shrimp eat this tiny drifting aquatic organism, also a rival restaurant owner on "SpongeBob"
  • Baleen whales eat this mixture of microscopic organisms, like algae, that drift near the surface of the sea
  • The largest fish, the whale shark, won't eat you; he likes algae & protozoa known by this collective term
  • The first link in the marine food chain is the "phyto" type of this, including algae
  • Frederick Russell is best known for his study on the life history of this whale food found on the ocean surface
  • Newly hatched octopi live among this group of microscopic plants & animals that float on the ocean's surface
  • A leptocephalus, or larval moray, eats & drifts for miles with these organisms, which include protozoa & diatoms
  • Newly hatched octopi live among this group of microscopic plants & animals that float on the ocean's surface

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