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Definition|title=Zooplankton
|definition= Small floating or weakly swimming animals that drift with water currents and which, with phytoplankton, make up the planktonic food supply upon which almost all oceanic organisms ultimately depend. 
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==Notes==
Zooplankton are heterotrophic (non-photosynthetic) planktonic organisms, including protists, small animals, and
larvae, which exist within the water column. See [[Marine microorganisms]].

Different types of zooplankton: see [[Marine Plankton]].


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