Plankton

Plankton

Floating microscopic organisms that drift close to the surface of the sea in open water.

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plankton

Natural environment; Coral reefs

The passively floating or weakly motile aquatic plants (phytoplankton) and animals (zooplankton).

plankton

Archaeology; Evolution

Minute or microscopic animals (zooplankton) and plants (phytoplankton) that float and drift in water, usually near the surface. In the top meter or two of water, both in the sea ...

plankton

Biology; Marine biology

Pelagic organisms that float through the water column, not attached to any substrate and unable to move against the currents and tides. Plankton can be further divided into ...

plankton

Biology; Botany

Tiny living things that float in great numbers in salt of fresh water.It is main source of food for many fish and other water animals.

plankton

Earth science; Physical oceanography

One of three major ecological groups into which marine organisms are divided, the other two being the nekton and the benthos. Plankton are small aquatic organisms (animals and ...

plankton

Biology; Ecology

Very small, free-floating organisms of the ocean or other aquatic systems, including phytoplankton, which produce their own nutrients through photosynthesis, or zooplankton, which ...

fawn

Animals; Animals

A young deer is named as fawn which can run with very high speed and posses beautiful eyes.

rodent

Animals; Animals

A member of the group of mammals that gnaw or nibble using a pair of large front teeth.Rats, mice, guinea pigs, squirrels, and beavers are types of rodents.

antler

Animals; Animals

A horn like growth on the head of deer, moose or other similar animals. Antlers often have one or more branches and usually grow only on males.

amoeba

Animals; Animals

A tiny living thing made up of a single cell and is only visible with a microscope.They constantly change their shape and are members of Protozoans.

cilia

Animals; Animals

Tiny hair like parts that are found in the cells of some animals and in some one celled organisms. Paramecium use cilia to move about.

chordate

Animals; Animals

An animal belong to the phylum Chordata, which includes all vertebrates.

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