Very minute plants floating in the water are calleda)nektonb)phytoplanktonc)benthosd)None of the aboveCorrect answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

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Very minute plants floating in the water are called

a)
nekton
b)
phytoplankton
c)
benthos
d)
None of the above

Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

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Very minute plants floating in the water are calleda)nektonb)phytoplan...

Some animals eat both plants as well as other animals, those who heart both are called omnivores.
The omnivores eat plant food as well as the meat of other animals.
Some of the examples are Man, dogs, crows, and ants.
Man is called an omnivore because he eats both, plant food as well as the meat of animals.
There is another type of producer and consumer who are extremely small.
Planktons:
- They are very minute or microscopic organisms freely floating on the surface of the water in a pond, lake, river, or ocean.
- Planktons float near the surface of the water and provide food for many fish and other aquatic animals.
There are two types of planktons:
- Phytoplanktons:
  - The microscopic aquatic plants freely floating on the surface of the water in a pond, lake, river, or ocean.
  - The free-floating alga is an example of phytoplanktons.
  - Phytoplanktons are capable of producing food by the process of photosynthesis.
- Zooplanktons:
  - The microscopic aquatic animals freely floating on water are called zooplanktons.
  - The free-floating protozoa are an example of zooplanktons.
  - A very, very small fish is also zooplankton.

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