Plankton, Benthos and Nekton

What are the three major groups of animals that lives in the sea?

• Plankton

• Benthos

• Benthics

• Nekton

• Neritics

The largest group of animals and plants is:

• Benthos

• Nekton

• Plankton

They could be small and even microscopic:

• Nekton

• Plankton

• Benthos

They float at or near the ocean's surface when there is sunlight, drifting with the currents and tides:

• Plankton

• Nekton

• Benthos

They prefer to live: close to the shore, depths of one meter, or 200 meters in open ocean.

• Plankton

• Benthos

• Nekton

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They are the main food for many larger organisms, like whales:

• Benthos

• Nekton

• Plankton

They are the group of animals that can swim:

• Nekton

• Plankton

• Benthos

They can look for their own food and swim away from another animals:

• Benthos

• Nekton

• Plankton

They are found in most areas of the ocean and stay where the conditions best suit them:

• Plankton

• Nekton

• Benthos

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Some of them can live in places where there is really high water pressure and no light, like in an abyss:

• Benthos

• Plankton

• Nekton

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