Plankton is a character from the show SpongeBob SquarePants. He is a maniacal little plankton that plots to steal the Crabby Patty Recipe from the Krusty Krab.
Plankton and phytoplankton.
Plankton bloom.
phytoplankton eats all other kinds of plankton
Most dinoflagellates are marine plankton though they are also abundant in fresh water habitats. These organisms are known as photosynthetic.
nitrogen and phospherous
there are some kinds of photosynthetic living organisms such as Plankton, certain sea slugs such as the Elysia Chlorotica, and Pea Aphids. --RKH
The noctiluca lives in the ocean, in subtropical and tropical waters. Its mostly restricted to coastal water. Its diet primarily consists of plankton.
nop RT: Actually, I found out that it IS true. I believe it is something along the lines of there being photosynthetic plankton present in the oceans. Similar to trees, these plankton filter carbon-dioxide out of the oceans with the help of sunlight. Fish, other plankton and other organisms eat these plankton. Sharks help control the fish population, allowing the photosynthetic plankton to sustain a healthy population, or something to that affect. I am still researching...
Animal plankton are typically omnivores, feeding on a variety of other organisms such as smaller zooplankton, fish larvae, and even plant plankton. Plant plankton, also known as phytoplankton, are photosynthetic organisms that primarily obtain energy from sunlight and nutrients from the water, so they are not considered omnivores.
Both Dino-flagellates cover a class of microbes that can be either photosynthetic or heterotrophic. About half are considered photosynthetic plankton (mostly in marine waters but some are also found in fresh water), they are eukaryotic algae (protozoa). Predator dino-flagellates do not have pigments like photosynthetic ones. There are also a few parasitic forms.
Plankton are an aquatic organism. There are three classifications of plankton and it is based upon their phylogeny. There are the phytoplankton which are photosynthetic organisms and microscopic algae; there are zooplankton which are invertebrate animals; and there are ichthyoplankton which consist of the larval fish components.
Some plankton are photosynthetic, which means that they "make their own food" from the sunlight, much like plants. Most photosynthesis uses carbon dioxide and creates oxygen. The oxygen can be dissolved into the water.