Marine invertebrates -Plankton (Key words)

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organisms associated with the sea floor
Benthos
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organisms that live in the water column
Nekton
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animals that drift in the water, and cannot swim counter current as they have no control over their movement
Plankton
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spends entire lifecycle as plankton
Holoplankton
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spends part of lifecycle as plankton
Meroplankton
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the habitat of plankton that floats at the surface
Pleuston
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the habitat of plankton that inhabit the uppermost few mm of the surface water
Neuston
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protists able to ingest other plankton and also have the ability to photosynthesise
Mixoplankton
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organisms that live in the water column

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Nekton

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animals that drift in the water, and cannot swim counter current as they have no control over their movement

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spends entire lifecycle as plankton

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spends part of lifecycle as plankton

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