Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Plankton that consists of minute plants and other photosynthetic organisms, including cyanobacteria, diatoms, and dinoflagellates.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun That part of the plankton of any body of water which consists of plants, usually algæ.
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- noun
plankton which obtain energy byphotosynthesis
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun photosynthetic or plant constituent of plankton; mainly unicellular algae
Etymologies
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Examples
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Actually, most people don't know that this tiny plant life called phytoplankton is so small -- as small as bacteria -- that more than one trillion of them exist in a single drop of water.
Alexia Parks: Your Life Depends Upon This Tiny Plant Alexia Parks 2010
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Actually, most people don't know that this tiny plant life called phytoplankton is so small -- as small as bacteria -- that more than one trillion of them exist in a single drop of water.
Alexia Parks: Your Life Depends Upon This Tiny Plant Alexia Parks 2010
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Actually, most people don't know that this tiny plant life called phytoplankton is so small -- as small as bacteria -- that more than one trillion of them exist in a single drop of water.
Alexia Parks: Your Life Depends Upon This Tiny Plant Alexia Parks 2010
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The scientists found that long-term phytoplankton declines were negatively correlated with rising sea surface temperatures and changing oceanographic conditions.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Each summer, an explosion of tiny ocean-dwelling plants and algae, called phytoplankton, anchors the Arctic food web.
Shifting spring: Arctic plankton blooming up to 50 days earlier now 2011
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This is called a phytoplankton "bloom" and in the blooming, these little guys take up tons of CO2 out of the water, which in turn pulls CO2 out of the air (ie, atmosphere), and - presto!
Rebecca Anderson: Climate Science Round-Up: Ocean Fertilization (or Climate Liposuction) Rebecca Anderson 2010
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This is called a phytoplankton "bloom" and in the blooming, these little guys take up tons of CO2 out of the water, which in turn pulls CO2 out of the air (ie, atmosphere), and - presto!
Rebecca Anderson: Climate Science Round-Up: Ocean Fertilization (or Climate Liposuction) Rebecca Anderson 2010
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This is called a phytoplankton "bloom" and in the blooming, these little guys take up tons of CO2 out of the water, which in turn pulls CO2 out of the air (ie, atmosphere), and - presto!
Rebecca Anderson: Climate Science Round-Up: Ocean Fertilization (or Climate Liposuction) Rebecca Anderson 2010
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ROBERT SIEGEL, host: Microscopic plants in the ocean called phytoplankton are among the most important creatures on Earth.
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Increased UV-B radiation reduces the production of marine phytoplankton, which is the foundation for aquatic food webs, and a major sink for atmospheric CO2.
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