{"id":42379,"date":"2022-04-12T09:21:14","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T09:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-plancton-an-animal\/"},"modified":"2022-04-12T09:21:14","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T09:21:14","slug":"is-plancton-an-animal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-plancton-an-animal\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Plancton an animal?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-plancton-an-animal\/#Is_Plancton_an_animal\" title=\"Is Plancton an animal?\">Is Plancton an animal?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-plancton-an-animal\/#What_kind_of_animal_is_a_plankton\" title=\"What kind of animal is a plankton?\">What kind of animal is a plankton?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-plancton-an-animal\/#What_are_examples_of_Nekton\" title=\"What are examples of Nekton?\">What are examples of Nekton?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-plancton-an-animal\/#What_are_some_examples_of_phytoplankton\" title=\"What are some examples of phytoplankton?\">What are some examples of phytoplankton?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-plancton-an-animal\/#Is_plankton_a_real_animal\" title=\"Is plankton a real animal?\">Is plankton a real animal?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-plancton-an-animal\/#Can_an_organism_be_a_plankton_and_an_animal\" title=\"Can an organism be a plankton and an animal?\">Can an organism be a plankton and an animal?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-plancton-an-animal\/#What_classification_is_plankton\" title=\"What classification is plankton?\">What classification is plankton?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-plancton-an-animal\/#What_is_plankton\" title=\"What is plankton?\">What is plankton?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-plancton-an-animal\/#Is_plankton_a_fish\" title=\"Is plankton a fish?\">Is plankton a fish?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-plancton-an-animal\/#What_are_3_types_of_plankton\" title=\"What are 3 types of plankton?\">What are 3 types of plankton?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-plancton-an-animal\/#What_are_examples_of_plankton\" title=\"What are examples of plankton?\">What are examples of plankton?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-plancton-an-animal\/#Are_blue_whales_nekton\" title=\"Are blue whales nekton?\">Are blue whales nekton?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-plancton-an-animal\/#Are_sea_turtles_nekton\" title=\"Are sea turtles nekton?\">Are sea turtles nekton?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-plancton-an-animal\/#Are_all_nekton_animals\" title=\"Are all nekton animals?\">Are all nekton animals?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-plancton-an-animal\/#Is_a_shark_a_nekton\" title=\"Is a shark a nekton?\">Is a shark a nekton?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-plancton-an-animal\/#What_are_the_major_types_of_phytoplankton\" title=\"What are the major types of phytoplankton?\">What are the major types of phytoplankton?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-plancton-an-animal\/#Is_algae_a_phytoplankton\" title=\"Is algae a phytoplankton?\">Is algae a phytoplankton?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-plancton-an-animal\/#How_many_types_of_phytoplankton_are_there\" title=\"How many types of phytoplankton are there?\">How many types of phytoplankton are there?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-plancton-an-animal\/#Is_zooplankton_a_phytoplankton\" title=\"Is zooplankton a phytoplankton?\">Is zooplankton a phytoplankton?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-plancton-an-animal\/#Is_plankton_considered_an_animal\" title=\"Is plankton considered an animal?\">Is plankton considered an animal?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-plancton-an-animal\/#Is_a_plankton_real\" title=\"Is a plankton real?\">Is a plankton real?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-plancton-an-animal\/#What_creature_is_plankton\" title=\"What creature is plankton?\">What creature is plankton?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-plancton-an-animal\/#Is_plankton_a_meat\" title=\"Is plankton a meat?\">Is plankton a meat?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-plancton-an-animal\/#Which_one_is_not_a_plankton\" title=\"Which one is not a plankton?\">Which one is not a plankton?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-25\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-plancton-an-animal\/#Are_animals_organisms\" title=\"Are animals organisms?\">Are animals organisms?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_Plancton_an_animal\"><\/span>Is Plancton an animal?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Plankton are <b>microscopic organisms that play an important role in the marine ecosystem. They are food for shelled animals and fish. Plankton refers to both plant- and animal-like beings that float along the seas tides and currents.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_kind_of_animal_is_a_plankton\"><\/span>What kind of animal is a plankton?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Zooplankton include <b>microscopic animals (krill, sea snails, pelagic worms, etc.), the young of larger invertebrates and fish, and weak swimmers like jellyfish<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_examples_of_Nekton\"><\/span>What are examples of Nekton?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Nekton (or swimmers) are living organisms that are able to swim and move independently of currents. Nekton are heterotrophic and have a large size range, with familiar examples such as <b>fish, squid, octopus, sharks, and marine mammals<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_some_examples_of_phytoplankton\"><\/span>What are some examples of phytoplankton?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Some examples of phytoplankton include <b>diatoms, green algae, cyanobacteria, and coccolithophores, among others.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_plankton_a_real_animal\"><\/span>Is plankton a real animal?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Plankton are microscopic organisms that play an important role in the marine ecosystem. They are food for shelled animals and fish. <b>Plankton refers to both plant- and animal-like beings that float along the seas tides and currents. Their name is derived from the Greek word, planktos, meaning drifter or wanderer.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_an_organism_be_a_plankton_and_an_animal\"><\/span>Can an organism be a plankton and an animal?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Scientists classify plankton in several ways, including by size, type, and how long they spend drifting. But the most basic categories divide plankton into two groups: <b>phytoplankton (plants) and zooplankton (animals)<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_classification_is_plankton\"><\/span>What classification is plankton?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Plankton can be divided broadly into three groups  <b>phytoplankton (photosynthetic organisms), zooplankton (animals) and bacterioplankton (bacteria).<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_plankton\"><\/span>What is plankton?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Plankton includes <b>plants and animals that float along at the mercy of the seas tides and currents. Their name comes from the Greek meaning drifter or wanderer. There are two types of plankton: tiny plants&#8211;called phytoplankton, and weak-swimming animals&#8211;called zooplankton.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_plankton_a_fish\"><\/span>Is plankton a fish?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Plankton are microscopic organisms that play an important role in the marine ecosystem. <b>They are food for shelled animals and fish. Plankton refers to both plant- and animal-like beings that float along the seas tides and currents. Their name is derived from the Greek word, planktos, meaning drifter or wanderer.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_3_types_of_plankton\"><\/span>What are 3 types of plankton?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Plankton can be divided broadly into three groups  <b>phytoplankton (photosynthetic organisms), zooplankton (animals) and bacterioplankton (bacteria).<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_examples_of_plankton\"><\/span>What are examples of plankton?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>The three most important types of phytoplankton are:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Diatoms. These consist of single cells enclosed in silica (glass) cases.  <\/li>\n<li>Dinoflagellates. This name refers to two whip-like attachments (flagella) used for forward movement.  <\/li>\n<li>Desmids. These freshwater photosynthesisers are closely related to green seaweeds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>12 Jun 2006<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_blue_whales_nekton\"><\/span>Are blue whales nekton?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>These are all examples of organisms that form nektons. A general rule of thumb is that many organisms that humans eat that come from marine or lake ecosystems form nektons. This being said, <b>there are a few nekton organisms that are endangered today:<\/b><b>The Blue Whale<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_sea_turtles_nekton\"><\/span>Are sea turtles nekton?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are three types of nekton. The largest group of nekton are chordates and have bones or cartilage. <b>This group includes bony fish, whales, sharks, turtles, snakes, eels, porpoises, dolphins and seals. Molluscan nekton are animals like octopus and squid.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_all_nekton_animals\"><\/span>Are all nekton animals?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Most nekton are chordates, animals with bones or cartilage. This category of nekton includes whales , sharks , bony fish, turtles, snakes, eels, dolphins , porpoises, and seals . Molluscan nekton like squid and octopus are invertebrates, animals with no bones. Squid, octopus, clams, and oysters are mollusks.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_a_shark_a_nekton\"><\/span>Is a shark a nekton?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Chordate nekton include numerous species of bony fishes, the cartilaginous fishes such as the sharks, several species of reptiles (turtles, snakes, and saltwater crocodiles), and mammals such as the whales, porpoises, and seals. Molluscan nekton include the squids and octopods.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_major_types_of_phytoplankton\"><\/span>What are the major types of phytoplankton?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>The three most important types of phytoplankton are:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Diatoms. These consist of single cells enclosed in silica (glass) cases.  <\/li>\n<li>Dinoflagellates. This name refers to two whip-like attachments (flagella) used for forward movement.  <\/li>\n<li>Desmids. These freshwater photosynthesisers are closely related to green seaweeds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>12 Jun 2006<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_algae_a_phytoplankton\"><\/span>Is algae a phytoplankton?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Phytoplankton are made up of single-celled algae and cyanobacteria. As algae can be single-celled, filamentous (string-like) or plant-like, they are often difficult to classify. Most organizations group algae by their primary color (green, red, or brown), though this creates more problems than it solves <\/b>4.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_types_of_phytoplankton_are_there\"><\/span>How many types of phytoplankton are there?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are <b>about 5,000 known species of marine phytoplankton.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_zooplankton_a_phytoplankton\"><\/span>Is zooplankton a phytoplankton?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are two main types of plankton: phytoplankton, which are plants, and <b>zooplankton, which are animals. Zooplankton and other small marine creatures eat phytoplankton and then become food for fish, crustaceans, and other larger species.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_plankton_considered_an_animal\"><\/span>Is plankton considered an animal?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are two main types of plankton: phytoplankton, which are plants, and <b>zooplankton, which are animals.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_a_plankton_real\"><\/span>Is a plankton real?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are two main types of plankton and <b>most of them are microscopic. Phytoplankton are tiny plants and zooplankton are mini animals. Phytoplankton are the basis of the food chain for aquatic ecosystems just like plants on land are the basis for food chains in woodland and prairies.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_creature_is_plankton\"><\/span>What creature is plankton?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Plankton are <b>marine drifters  organisms carried along by tides and currents. The word plankton comes from the Greek for drifter or wanderer. An organism is considered plankton if it is carried by tides and currents, and cannot swim well enough to move against these forces.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_plankton_a_meat\"><\/span>Is plankton a meat?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Plankton are microscopic organisms that play an important role in the marine ecosystem. They are food for shelled animals and fish. <b>Plankton refers to both plant- and animal-like beings that float along the seas tides and currents. Their name is derived from the Greek word, planktos, meaning drifter or wanderer.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_one_is_not_a_plankton\"><\/span>Which one is not a plankton?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are two main types of plankton: phytoplankton, which are plants, and <b>zooplankton, which are animals.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_animals_organisms\"><\/span>Are animals organisms?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Large floating seaweeds (for example, Sargassum, which constitutes the Sargasso Sea) and various related multicellular algae are not considered plankton but pleuston. Pleuston are forms of life that live at the interface of air and water.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents Is Plancton an animal?What kind of animal is a plankton?What are examples of Nekton?What are some examples of phytoplankton?Is plankton a real animal?Can an organism be a plankton and an animal?What classification is plankton?What is plankton?Is plankton a fish?What are 3 types of plankton?What are examples of plankton?Are blue whales nekton?Are sea&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42379"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42379"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42379\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}