Question

why are phytoplankton and zooplankton both plankton

Answer 1

cause they wander.

Answer 2

Lol no

Answer 3

They both do yes but thats not why there both Plankton

Answer 4

Btw my teacher gave us all they question and we started watching Finding Memo. Which was based in australia!

Answer 5

Well the root of the word Plankton is planktos ‘wandering,’
Plankton are microorganism that drift and float with the current,

Compare with Nekton (root: nēktos ‘swimming,’).
Nekton are able to control their direction of movement with flagella , (little tail like structure)