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Phytoplankton are microscopic marine plants. P hytoplankton, also known as microalgae, are similar to land-based plants in that they contain chlorophyll and require sunlight in order to live and grow. Most phytoplankton are buoyant and float in the upper part of the ocean, where sunlight penetrates the water. Phytoplankton also require inorganic nutrients such as nitrates, phosphates, and sulfur which they convert into proteins, fats, and carbohydrates.
elaborated upon by phytoplankton â many of these designs. keep the plants from sinking â small as they may be, drifting. plants are the backbone of this habitat. 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 drifting (size has nothing to do with the definition of plankton). As very weak swimmers, these plants and animals flow at the whim of currents and tides.