planktons
Tiny sea floaters
Planktons is the plural of plankton, the tiny organisms—both plant-like (phytoplankton) and animal-like (zooplankton)—that drift in bodies of water.
Since plankton already functions as a collective noun, planktons appears mainly when distinguishing types or species: Different planktons dominate at different ocean depths.
Single-celled silica algae
- algaePrimitive aquatic photosynthesizers
- copepodsMinute aquatic crustaceans
- krillSmall marine crustaceans
- cyanobacteriaPhotosynthetic bacteria producing oxygen
larvae · jellyfish · ocean · sea · drift · currents · tides · surface
Ecological feeding hierarchy
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- carbon cycleBiogeochemical element circulation process
- photosynthesisLight-to-sugar conversion in plants
- oxygenElement eight, colorless gas
biomass · fish food · filter feeders · baleen · biodiversity · productivity · sequestration · climate regulation
Flower or flourishing state
- red tideToxic algae discoloring seawater
- algal bloomSudden overgrowth in water
- eutrophicationExcess nutrients depleting oxygen
- pollutionEnvironmental harm from waste
climate change · warming · acidification · decline · health · monitoring · hypoxia · dead zone
Instrument for viewing minute objects
- sampleSubset for study
- netFinal amount remaining
- towPull something behind
- collectionGathered set of items
species · classification · taxonomy · study · research · laboratory · slide · chlorophyll
diatoms
Single-celled silica algae
- algaePrimitive aquatic photosynthesizers
- copepodsMinute aquatic crustaceans
- krillSmall marine crustaceans
cyanobacteria · larvae · jellyfish · ocean · sea · drift · currents · tides · surface · bloom
food chain
Ecological feeding hierarchy
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- carbon cycleBiogeochemical element circulation process
- photosynthesisLight-to-sugar conversion in plants
oxygen · biomass · fish food · filter feeders · baleen · biodiversity · productivity · sequestration · climate regulation · oceanic
bloom
Flower or flourishing state
- red tideToxic algae discoloring seawater
- algal bloomSudden overgrowth in water
- eutrophicationExcess nutrients depleting oxygen
pollution · climate change · warming · acidification · decline · health · monitoring · hypoxia · dead zone · overfishing
microscope
Instrument for viewing minute objects
collection · species · classification · taxonomy · study · research · laboratory · slide · chlorophyll · bioluminescence
planktonsmegafauna
Species over 44 kilograms
whales · giant squid · leviathans · blue whale · great white shark
- plankton bloomsMass growth of microorganisms