Zooplankton

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-030729",
  "term": "Zooplankton",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Tiny, sometimes microscopic, floating, aquatic animals. Zooplankton generally feed upon phytoplankton and each other.\n\n2. (ZOE-PLANK-ton) Small, usually microscopic animals(such as protozoans), found in lakes and reservoirs.\n\n3. Planktonic animals that float in the water and range in size from single-celled protozoa to comb jellies. Zooplankton feed on detritus, phytoplankton and other zooplankton. They are eaten by fish, shellfish and whales.\n\n4. Small (often microscopic) free-floating aquatic plants or animals.\n\n5. Animal microorganisms that float in the water.\n\n6. Planktonic animals that float in the water and range in size from single-celled protozoa to comb jellies.",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "Aquatic Biodiversity Glossary",
    "Drinking Water Technical & Legal Terms",
    "Chesapeake Bay Glossary",
    "Terms of Environment",
    "Lake Erie Lakewide Management Plan (LaMP) Glossary",
    "NSTEPS Online Glossary of Terms; N-STEPS Online Glossary of Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/zooplankton/"
}