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1 Plankton

2 Important to the ocean Plankton make up 95% of the biomass of the ocean Basis of aquatic food chain 3 ways to classify plankton…

3 Energy Source Phytoplankton Zooplankton Plant like
Photosynthetic producer Zooplankton Animal like Consumers

4 How long they are plankton
Holoplankton Plankton their entire life Holo= whole/entire Meroplankton Only plankton for a portion of the life cycle Mero= temporary

5 Size Name Size Megaplankton >20cm Macroplankton 2cm-20cm
Mesoplankton 0.2mm-20mm (2cm) Microplankton 0.02mm-0.2mm Nannoplankton 0.0002mm-0.02mm

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