Zooplankton vs. Plankton

Zooplanktonnoun

(zoology) Free-floating small protozoa, crustaceans (such as krill), etc. and the eggs and larvae from larger animals.

Zooplanktonnoun

animal constituent of plankton; mainly small crustaceans and fish larvae

Zooplankton

Zooplankton (, ) are heterotrophic (sometimes detritivorous) plankton (cf. phytoplankton).

Planktonnoun

Small (often microscopic) organisms that float in the water. (A single organism is known as a plankter.)

Planktonnoun

All the animals and plants, taken collectively, which live at or near the surface of salt or fresh waters.

Planktonnoun

the aggregate of small plant and animal organisms that float or drift in great numbers in fresh or salt water

Plankton

Plankton are the diverse collection of organisms found in water (or air) that are unable to propel themselves against a current (or wind). The individual organisms constituting plankton are called plankters.