{"id":3351,"date":"2020-11-02T15:25:31","date_gmt":"2020-11-02T15:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=3351"},"modified":"2021-08-28T14:52:17","modified_gmt":"2021-08-28T14:52:17","slug":"what-is-plankton","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-plankton\/","title":{"rendered":"What is plankton in a healthy aquatic ecosystem?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3351\" class=\"elementor elementor-3351\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-36f26f5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"36f26f5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"3543813\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Aquatic Ecosystems<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee863cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-nav-menu\" data-id=\"ee863cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"jet-nav-wrap m-layout-mobile\"><div class=\"menu-aquatic-ecosystems-container\"><div class=\"jet-nav m-layout-mobile jet-nav--vertical jet-nav--vertical-sub-left-side\"><div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-3374 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-an-aquatic-ecosystem\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is an Aquatic Ecosystem?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-3373 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-plankton\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is plankton?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-3372 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-nekton\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is nekton?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-3371 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-benthos\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is Benthos?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-3370 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-a-lotic-system\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is a Lotic System?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-3369 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-a-lentic-system\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is a Lentic System?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91b5849 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"91b5849\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Tall-Responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4993435605385515\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6804764118\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5bbb564\" data-id=\"5bbb564\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49fb6b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"49fb6b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is Plankton in aquatic ecosystems?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba910b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba910b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Plankton can be found in marine waters, although they can be found in many freshwater bodies too. This group of living organisms is described as tiny and microscopic plants and animals in the water. Plankton can exist in the sunlit zone and deep ocean waters. Plankton can be classified into two groups: Plants (phytoplankton) and animals (zooplankton).<br \/><b><br \/>Phytoplankton:<\/b><br \/>These microscopic plants produce food for other living things in the water. They are primary producers. They derive energy from sunlight to produce their food by photosynthesis. Examples include green algae and diatoms.<\/p><p><b>Zooplankton:<\/b><br \/>These are microscopic animals that live in the water. They are primary consumers and feed on phytoplankton and dissolved nutrients in the water. Herbivorous zooplankton feeds on phytoplankton. Carnivorous zooplankton also feeds on herbivorous zooplankton. Examples of zooplankton include some larvae of fish and crustaceans (includes crabs and shrimps).<\/p><p><i>In the basic food chain below, the sun provides energy for the phytoplankton. The zooplankton feeds on the phytoplankton, organic matter, and bacteria.<br \/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3404\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/what-is-plankton.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/what-is-plankton.jpg 600w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/what-is-plankton-300x259.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/i>Plankton may be unicellular or multicellular organisms. Plankton forms the basis of food chains in water. A healthy plankton community is therefore vital to the survival of water ecosystems. They do not dwell in any specific location in the water as they are constantly moving with the movement in the water. They are known as \u2018drifters\u2019 or \u2018wanderers\u2019.<br \/>An excessive bloom of plankton (or green algae) over a particular water body can block sunlight that enters it and can be harmful to the other lifeforms in that ecosystem. 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What is plankton? What is nekton? What is Benthos? What is a Lotic System? What is a Lentic System? What is Plankton in aquatic ecosystems? Plankton can be found in marine waters, although they can be found in many freshwater bodies too. 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