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Plankton are important because almost every ocean animal depends on them as a source of food. Some plankton like Phytoplankton need to be near the surface of the water, where light is, to photosynthesize. They have unique adaptions like air and oil pockets, to keep them floating near the top.
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| A copepod, a type of zooplankton |
Then there are Zooplankton, which are different from phytoplankton. Phytoplankton photosynthesize to eat. Zooplankton on the other hand, use the phytoplankton as a food source. For zooplankton to stay floating near the top where their food source is they have special adaptions also. Zooplankton have spikes and projections to keep it from sinking to quickly.
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