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