The two main types of planklton are the phytoplankton and the zooplankton. Both of these plankton are vital members to the oceanic ecosystem as they are the base of the food web for the majority of marine life. One issue in which plankton face is sinking. These drifters need to stay with the current at the surface of the water. Therefore, without the plankton, there is no food or nutrients for the other organisms. The most interesting thing about plankton that I learned was that there are multiple types of zooplankton. This proves to me that I underestimated the necessity and importance of plankton by the manipulization of the TV series "Spongebob".
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