Plankton Summary

Marine plankton. Plankton Plankton (from the Greek word planktos, which means "wandering") are communities of mostly microscopic organisms that inhabit watery environments, from o... Read more

Zooplankton Zooplankton (from Greek zoe = life, plankton = wanderer) are aquatic animals that cannot completely control their own movements against waves or currents of water. They are part of the gro... Read more

Zooplankton Zooplankton are small animals that occur in the water column of either marine or freshwater ecosystems. Zooplankton are a diverse group defined on the basis of their size and function, rat... Read more

Zooplankton Aquatic animals and protozoans whose movements are largely dependent upon currents. This diverse assemblage includes organisms that feed on bacteria, phytoplankton, and other zooplankton, ... Read more