plankton; organisms floating or weakly swimming in water
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plankton; small organisms suspended in water columns, with weak mobility, largely carried by currents
technicalA collective term in marine and freshwater biology. Includes phytoplankton (like algae) and zooplankton (like some small crustaceans and jellyfish larvae).
Fú浮
yóu游
shēng生
wù物
shì是
hǎi海
yáng洋
shí食
wù物
liàn链
de的
jī基
chǔ础
。
Plankton is the foundation of the marine food chain.
Kē科
xué学
jiā家
tōng通
guò过
cǎi采
jí集
shuǐ水
yàng样
lái来
yán研
jiū究
fú浮
yóu游
shēng生
wù物
de的
zhǒng种
lèi类
。
Scientists study the species of plankton by collecting water samples.
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Shuǐ水
mǔ母
hé和
mǒu某
xiē些
zǎo藻
lèi类
dōu都
shǔ属
yú于
fú浮
yóu游
shēng生
wù物
。
Jellyfish and certain algae are both types of plankton.
Fú浮
yóu游
shēng生
wù物
de的
shù数
liàng量
biàn变
huà化
huì会
yǐng影
xiǎng响
zhěng整
gè个
shēng生
tài态
xì系
tǒng统
de的
jiàn健
kāng康
。
Changes in plankton populations can affect the health of the entire ecosystem.