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fish, sharks, and whales;anything that floats around, swims freely
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Are dolphins nekton?
Nekton are animals that move or swim freely in the ocean. They can live in shallow or deep water and are all shapes and sizes. Dolphins are part of the chordates group of nekton.
Which is not a category of marine organisms?
aphotic
What eats nekton?
what eats me?whalesDolphinsGroupersharkssea lionsangler fish
What is the interrelationships between plants and animals?
Some animals eat plants. Believe it or not, some plants eat animals. It's a cruel world. Avoid it at all costs.
How do plants and animals depend on each other?
Plants convert carbon dioxide given off by animals into oxygen. This process helps both plants and animals to survive. some animals llike deer need plants for food. Plants depend on animals for pollination and dispersal of seeds. Many animals just eat them but some use them as their shelter and and some to escape from predators. Plants depend on animals for enery as when an animal dies plants uses its body's nutrients.
How do the animals of the nekton an animal move from place to place?
oceans animals that can swim are animals of nekton
What are some free-swimming animals in tropical oceans?
Nekton are free-swimming animals that can move throughout the water column.
Where are the nekton animals found?
Nekton animals are typically found in oceans. They are usually located near the bottom of the oceans in the deep and shallow water.
Are dolphins nekton?
Nekton are animals that move or swim freely in the ocean. They can live in shallow or deep water and are all shapes and sizes. Dolphins are part of the chordates group of nekton.
What are nektonic animals?
nekton animals are animals such as dolphins, fish all kinds of fish like tuna and different fish, nekton animals are sharks and whales to all kinds of them it really don't matter what kind of shark or whale or fish it is.
What are some kinds of benthos?
Oops that definition was for nekton. Sorry! Nekton are any sea animals that live on the ocean floor, from the continental shelf to the abyssal plain. Starfish, coral, sea urchins, and crabs are included.
What marine animals live in the nekton area of the Pacific Ocean?
Free swimming fish live in the nekton area. In the Pacific Ocean whales, sharks, squid, turtles, octopus, rays, and adult fish are some animals that live in the nekton area in the Pacific Ocean. There are many more animals but these are the most basic ones that would be found easily and well known thoughout the world. I hope I answered your question.
Name for aquatic animals that swim against current?
nekton
Tiny algae and animals that float in water?
Plankton :) I had the same question for science homework.
What do nekton eat?
nekton animals are animals such as dolphins, fish all kinds of fish like tuna and different fish, nekton animals are sharks and whales to all kinds of them it really don't matter what kind of shark or whale or fish it is.
Free swimming animals that move through the water column are called?
Nekton :D
Animals capable of moving independently of the ocean currents by swimming or other means of propulsion?
nekton
