Phytoplankton
The pigment that phytoplankton use to photosynthesize
Chlorophyll
Zooplankton can not do this against major currents
Swim
Phytoplankton live in this part of the ocean
Near the surface
This is what some zooplankton eat
Phytoplankton
Phytoplankton produce this percent of the oxygen we breathe
50%
It lives its entire life as a zooplankton
Holoplankton
This type of phytoplankton has a spine and a glass (silica) cell wall
Diatoms
This is an example of meroplankton
Larva (Crab or Reef Fish)
This phytoplankton is NOT an animal, plant, or fungus
Dinoflagellate
This advanced zooplankton would thrive in rising ocean temperatures
Jellyfish