[DOC] [TLE] List of words referring to planktons, whales, sea plankton, ocean ... [PAR] plankto-, plankt-, -plankton (Greek: passively drifting, wandering, or roaming) ... 
Plankton are the floating and drifting small animals (zooplankton) and plants ... 
100 meters of the ocean contains thousands of free-floating, microscopic flora 
called ... planktohyponeuston: Organisms that accumulate near the surface of 
water at... [DOC] [TLE] Plankton - sea, oceans, important, plants, source, marine, oxygen [PAR] The free-floating organisms known as plankton, from the Greek "wandering," are 
the drifters of the ocean. ... The size of plankton can also determine its general 
name. ... The principal taxa of microscopic planktonic producers, primary 
producers .... These gelatinous animals are major consumers of smaller 
zooplankton and... [DOC] [TLE] Phytoplankton | Center for Coastal Studies [PAR] Plankton are any organisms, plant or animal, that float, as opposed to swim, in 
the water. The word plankton comes from the Greek word, planktos, meaning 
wandering or ... complicated: these plants need to find a way to stay up near the 
surface so they ... Despite its truly microscopic size, many people have witnessed 
these... [DOC] [TLE] Zooplankton [PAR] Zooplankton include microscopic animals, copepods, jellyfish, and larval ... 
Zooplankton is the common name given to many small species of animals found 
in ... The word zooplankton, derived from Greek, means "wandering animals. ... 
on the phytoplankton, small floating plants such as algae, near the surface of the 
water. [DOC] [TLE] Plankton - definition of plankton by The Free Dictionary [PAR] [German, from Greek, neuter of planktos, wandering, from plazein, to turn ... the 
surface layer of a sea or lake, consisting of small drifting plants and animals, such 
as diatoms. ... Microscopic aquatic organisms that float near the surface of water. 
.... up of sand or dirt and the skeletons of tiny ocean creatures called plankton. [DOC] [TLE] Plankton facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles ... [PAR] The free-floating organisms known as plankton, from the Greek "wandering," are 
the drifters of the ocean. ... The size of plankton can also determine its general 
name. ... The principal taxa of microscopic planktonic producers, primary 
producers , are .... These animals are found in all parts of the world's oceans, 
lakes, and... [DOC] [TLE] Types of Marine Organisms - Video & Lesson Transcript | Study.com [PAR] Many marine organisms thrive under the surface of the ocean. ... Open Ocean 
Biome: Plants, Animals, Climate & Definition .... as small or microscopic 
organisms that float in collective groups near the surface of the water. ... by 
remembering that the word plankton comes from the Greek language and means 
'wandering. [DOC] [TLE] Antarctic Wildlife - The Ozone Hole [PAR] No land-based vertebrate animals inhabit Antarctica. ... In addition, these 
microscopic organisms play a crucial role in removing carbon dioxide from the ... 
They feed on microscopic plants (phytoplankton) that float around the Southern 
Ocean. ... All seals that live in the cold waters near the Antarctic are called '
pinnepeds'. [DOC] [TLE] 1 The Ocean Water and Its Creatures Objective 5.0: Describe the ... [PAR] Plankton: are organisms that float at or near the ocean's surface; there are 2 
groups of these; comes from the Greek word planktos, meaning wandering a. ... 
near the surface of the water; they use the sun's energy to make food just like 
plants do b. ... animals, live in the ocean & along with billions of microscopic 
creatures. 1. [DOC] [TLE] Plankton [PAR] The word plankton originates from the Greek word for "wandering. ... some or all 
of their life cycle drifting in the water of oceans or freshwater lakes. Although 
many of these organisms are capable of locomotion, they are generally unable ... 
Plants in the plankton are called phytoplankton, and animals are called 
zooplankton. [DOC] [TLE] The Great Plankton Race - Marine Discovery at the University of ... [PAR] The word plankton is from the Greek word

Question: The name of these microscopic plants & animals that float near the ocean's surface is from the Greek for "wandering"
Answer: plankton