Copepods are as small as the head of a pin. On the ocean bottom near the shore, there are many plants and animals. Here sunlight reaches the bottom and many plants are able to grow. A great variety of animals live in the water near the shore. Crabs, lobster and shrimp move along the ocean bottom looking for food.
Fish also swim along the bottom.
They all eat plankton that falls from the surface. They also eat parts of other ocean animals. The starfish uses its long arms to pry open clams and scallops. The sea anemone sits on the ocean bottom waiting for a fish to fall prey to its poisonous arms. It looks more like a plant than an animal.