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'''Plankton''' consists of the tiny organisms that float in the water and drift with it.<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Biology''. Apologia

'''Plankton''' consists of the tiny [[organism]]s that float in the [[water]] and drift with it.<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Biology''. Apologia

Educational Ministries, Inc. 1998</ref> Not mentioned in the [[Bible]].

Educational Ministries, Inc. 1998</ref> Not mentioned in the [[Bible]].

The word was coined by the German marine biologist Viktor Hensen, who also developed the ''Hensen net,'' a standardized cone-shaped net, and procedures for using it to collect and measure quantities of plankton.

The word was coined by the German marine biologist Viktor Hensen, who also developed the ''Hensen net,'' a standardized cone-shaped net, and procedures for using it to collect and measure quantities of plankton.

Plankton live in both salt and fresh water. Plankton include both plant life (phytoplankton) and animal life (zooplankton). Typical organisms of the zooplankton are about the size of a pinhead. Like dust specks in the air, they can be easily seen by snorkelers or scuba divers when they are crosslit by bright sunlight. Common elements of the plankton include tiny jellyfish and comb jellies, copepods, and dinoflagellates.  

Plankton live in both salt and fresh water. Plankton include both plant life ([[phytoplankton]]) and animal life ([[zooplankton]]). Typical organisms of the zooplankton are about the size of a pinhead. Like dust specks in the air, they can be easily seen by snorkelers or scuba divers when they are crosslit by bright sunlight. Common elements of the plankton include tiny jellyfish and comb jellies, copepods, and dinoflagellates.  

Plankton are an important element in the marine food chain. Notably, the largest animal on Earth, the blue whale, feeds entirely on tiny plankton; it filters the water through its whalebone combs, which become coated with plankton, which it then licks off the combs with its tongue.

Plankton are an important element in the marine food chain. Notably, the largest animal on Earth, the blue whale, feeds entirely on tiny plankton; it filters the water through its whalebone combs, which become coated with plankton, which it then licks off the combs with its tongue.

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