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What are plankton?

What are plankton?. At the mercy of tides, currents and waves Small (generally) Source of food for other sea creatures Include plants and animals Zooplankton = animals Phytoplankton = plants. Why are phytoplankton important?. Phytoplankton are so abundant they….

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What are plankton?

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  1. What are plankton? • At the mercy of tides, currents and waves • Small (generally) • Source of food for other sea creatures • Include plants and animals • Zooplankton = animals • Phytoplankton = plants

  2. Why are phytoplankton important?

  3. Phytoplankton are so abundant they…. Provide roughly 50% of the world’s oxygen!!

  4. There are many types of phytoplankton Diatoms Dinoflagellates Coccolithophores Where do phytoplankton live? • Live near the surface • Small • Abundant

  5. How can we measure the abundance of phytoplankton?

  6. Phytoplankton color the sea! • Phytoplankton contain colorful pigments • More phytoplankton = more pigment Blue-green algae bloom

  7. How can we measure the abundance of phytoplankton?

  8. Satellites The orbiting satellite can view every square kilometer of cloud-free ocean every 48 hours! 

  9. Can phytoplankton swim?

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