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Plankton, Nekton, Benthos
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Plankton, Nekton, Benthos
benthos mostly feed on food as it floats by or scavenge for food on the ocean
floor
By : Skylar Brower P5
nekton can swim
and move independently of water currents
Benthos live on
the ocean floor
examples
- mammals (dolphin)
- fish
- reptiles
excellent swimmers
plankton are drifters
There are also many forms.
about 5,000 species of
plankton ( Phytoplankton,
zooplankton, etc.)
some live in mud
Work cited
Plankton
http://www.orma.com/sea-life/plankton-facts/
plankton produce their
own food by capturing
energy of the sun which
is called photosynthesis
http://marinesciencetoday.com/2013/10/25/all-things-plankton/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plankton
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nekton
http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/nwep6j.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benthos
zooplankton (those that
float) nekton (those
that actively swim) and
benthos (those
that live on or in the
ocean bottom).
plankton makes up the first layer of the oceanic
food chain
Nekton
Benthos
Some examples
of benthos are
- starfish
- oysters
- clams
- seacucumbers
- brittlestars
What is a
plankton?
they are algae that live near the water surface , where there is enough light to help photosynthesis
- organisms
- similar to plankton
- they swim in groups and swim actively.
- mostly found in cooler waters
jelly fish are also a form
of plankton
also squid
- chordates are the
- many plankton our found in the deep ocean
largest group of nekton
box jelly