PLANKTONWhat Is Plankton?

SpongeBob plankton

What is Plankton?

Plankton

Plankton is

Plankton being shown

A small microscopic plants and animals, that drifts suspended in the water.

More Plankton

Zooplankton

Zooplankton

Zooplankton consists on small suspended animals-numerous tiny crustaceans, rotifers, some insect larvae, and other invertebrates.

Antarctic Plankton

Phytoplankton!The collection of plantlike organisms in

water.

Phytoplankton Organic Phytoplankton

Saltwater plankton

Little white organisms that live and swim in the sea.

Some saltwater plankton is also known as krill.

Whales eat plankton.They have a shrimp like structure for a body

and white skin. Not all saltwater plankton are krill.

Whale Shark Eating plankton (little white flakes)

Saltwater Plankton

EcosystemIt is now widely accepted that global pollution is

occurring, yet its effects on the world's largest ecosystem, the marine pelagic realm, are largely unknown.

Plankton gives some fish and whales food to survive with.

Plankton helps the ecosystem by eating algae so the algae’s population doesn’t build up.

Ecosystem (creek)

Turtle Pond with algae in the pond and plankton.

Food web

FOOD WEB FOR PLANKTON

Predators to Plankton

Whale

Blue Whale

Some Fish

Humpback Whale

Immature Alaskan Salmon will eat plankton. This one is an adult.

We Don’t Know What Kind Of Fish This Is

The EndBy: Hunter and ConnorResearch done by: Connor and HunterFriends: Ben Bowie, Logan Tassey, Rick

Astley(Rick) Reagan, Mo your lawn(Mo), Gangsta(Gerry), And My BFF Amy.

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