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Zooplankton

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Some tiny animals drift in the water.

Mixed zooplankton sample.jpg
Mixed zooplankton sample.jpg
They move with the waves. They cannot swim fast. These animals must eat other things to live. They are very small. Some are big like jellyfish.
Fish3562 - Flickr - NOAA Photo Library.jpg
Fish3562 - Flickr - NOAA Photo Library.jpg
Can you find them in the sea?

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File:Mixed zooplankton sample.jpg
Mixed zooplankton sample.jpg
File:Halteria.jpg
Halteria.jpg
File:Dinophysis acuminata.jpg
Dinophysis acuminata.jpg
File:Noctiluca scintillans varias.jpg
Noctiluca scintillans varias.jpg
File:Fish3562 - Flickr - NOAA Photo Library.jpg
Fish3562 - Flickr - NOAA Photo Library.jpg
File:Seawater constituents generated and altered by herbivorous grazing.jpg
Seawater constituents generated and...
File:Sloppy feeding by zooplankton.jpg
Sloppy feeding by zooplankton.jpg
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