To see in the dark
Just for fun
To scare away predators
To attract a mate
zooplankton
the ocean
algae
prokaryotes
it makes the water saltier.
it kills large predators like sharks.
it makes the water more acidic.
Thousands of cells
A few dozen cells
Millions of cells
Hundreds of cells
phytoplankton
eukaryotes
aquatic (water-living)
plants
microscopic
drifting or wandering
Zooplankton are tiny animals.
All plankton are microscopic (too small to see without a microscope).