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What are plankton? • At the mercy of tides, currents and waves • Small (generally) • Source of food for other sea creatures • Include plants and animals – Zooplankton = animals – Phytoplankton = plants

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What are plankton?. At the mercy of tides, currents and waves Small (generally) Source of food for other sea creatures Include plants and animals Zooplankton = animals Phytoplankton = plants. Why are phytoplankton important?. Phytoplankton are so abundant they…. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: What are plankton?

What are plankton?What are plankton?

• At the mercy of tides, currents and waves

• Small (generally)

• Source of food for other sea creatures

• Include plants and animals– Zooplankton = animals– Phytoplankton = plants

• At the mercy of tides, currents and waves

• Small (generally)

• Source of food for other sea creatures

• Include plants and animals– Zooplankton = animals– Phytoplankton = plants

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Why are phytoplankton important?

Why are phytoplankton important?

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Provide roughly 50% of the world’s oxygen!!

Provide roughly 50% of the world’s oxygen!!

Phytoplankton are so abundant they….Phytoplankton are so abundant they….

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There are many types of phytoplanktonThere are many types of phytoplankton

DiatomsDinoflagellates

Coccolithophores

Where do phytoplankton live?

•Live near the surface

•Small

•Abundant

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How can we measure the abundance of phytoplankton?How can we measure the abundance of phytoplankton?

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• Phytoplankton contain colorful pigments

• More phytoplankton = more pigment

• Phytoplankton contain colorful pigments

• More phytoplankton = more pigment

Blue-green algae bloom

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How can we measure the abundance of phytoplankton?How can we measure the abundance of phytoplankton?

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SatellitesSatellites

The orbiting satellite can view every square kilometer of cloud-free ocean every 48 hours! 

The orbiting satellite can view every square kilometer of cloud-free ocean every 48 hours! 

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Can phytoplankton swim?Can phytoplankton swim?

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