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At the behest of the biology is called as plankton to one series of organisms very small, microscopic, which can be of animal origin, zooplankton, or vegetable, phytoplankton, which have been present floating in marine waters and lakes, that is, they can be found in salty or fresh waters, and that are the most basic food for animals superior

It should be noted that phytoplankton are almost always near the surface of the water because it precisely needs daylight for the process ofphotosynthesis, which precisely involves the conversion of inorganic into organic matter thanks to sunlight, that is, the Energy light will transform into chemical energy.

Meanwhile and unlike phytoplankton, zooplankton is in a movement constant from top to bottom of the water, being able to travel 400 meters; at night it approaches the surface to feed and by day it is located lower to cover itself from the sun's radiation.

Plankton species are mostly transparent and color can only be seen by looking at them.

microscope. Species that are on the surface are reddish while those that are not are bluish. Its average size is less than a millimeter, although there are some larger ones.

Phytoplankton is food for zooplankton and the latter is food for crustaceans, fish, among others, during their larval stage.

For its part, it is called red tide to the excessive proliferation of micro algae in estuaries or in the sea and which is caused by various types of algae that are present in a certainly high number. It is called red tide as a consequence of the red coloration of the flowers that precisely seem to stain the water red.
Widely favorable conditions such as temperature, nutrients, water passivity, quality and amount of light, among others, contribute to its development.

You have to be careful because there are toxic phytoplankton that are very dangerous and can cause the death of some vertebrate animals. These toxic phytoplankton are characterized by not presenting coloration, they are rather colorless.

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