Anyone knows
spongebob
squarepants? yeah, the
kid that lives in a
pineapple under the
sea? Well BBC Earth has
partnered with his
boss's arch rival
Plankton, to create a
short film to celebrate
the importance of its
kind on our earth to
celebrate Ocean day.
And believe me when i
say they are a very
important part of our
ecosystem.
Here are some quick
info about Plankton.
What is Plankton?
Plankton are marine
organisms (they live in
water). They are so
small that they are
usually drifted away by
waves and currents of
the sea.
Do we have different
types of them?
Plankton are grouped
into two categories
which are; the Plants
known as
PHYTOPLANKTON and
Animals called
ZOOPLANKTON.
Phytoplankton are very
tiny microscopic plants
that don't have roots,
stems or leaves like the
kind of plants we see
on land.
The Zooplankton size
varies from tiny
organisms like
protozoan to larger
organisms like Jellyfish.
So, how are they
important?
Think about these little
organisms
(phytoplankton) as the
producers of 50% of
the oxygen in the
atmosphere. Yeah, they
are! and they achieve
this feat through
Photosynthesis. During
the process also, they
regulate the
temperature of the
earth as they enable
the sea water to be
able to absorb the
carbon-dioxide in the
atmosphere.
For the Zooplankton,
they don't depend on
light for food like their
plant counterparts but
they are also an
important part of the
food chain as they are
source of food to much
bigger animals.
So aren't they
important? Go get a
burger from the Krusty
Krab and lets sit back
as we celebrate
Plankton, one of the
most important
creatures in the world.
source: http://
edscienceblog.blogspot.com/2015/06/
meet-plankton-one-of-
most-important.html
video:
http://
www.youtube.com/
watch?
v=WLNe3TutnNM