Plankton Observation!

Plankton!

(All pictures are credited to Mrs. Richardson)

 This is a picture of a Zooplankton. This one in particular is a worm that is micro size. This worm is Holoplankton because it stays the same size throughout its lifetime.

 This also is Zooplankton which is worm You can see from this micro sized picture the little hairs that work like cirria. This helps the plankton to move around. This worm is Holoplankton because its stays the same size throughout its lifetime.

 This is a picture of Phytoplankton. Phytoplankton are free floating unattatched palnts usually microscopic. This phytoplankton in particular is Cyanobacteria which is also known as Blue-green Algae.  Its responsible for photsoynthesis and producing oxygen.



 This is another form of Zooplankton. This Holoplankton is called Forams. This picture above is actually a picture of sand but its actually skeletons from what used to be Zooplankton. These are macro sized.