In Nepal, universities have a chancellor as ceremonial head. The de facto head of the university is the vice-chancellor. The chancellor is primarily responsible for attending the convocation programmes and accepting the resignation and appointment letter of a new vice-chancellor.
Three main types of phytoplankton are: 1  Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae). 2  These are very small and difficult to study. 3  They may be found in large blooms - it is the color of a cyanobacteria that causes the name (and occasionally, color) of the Red Sea.
Learn More in these related articles: phytoplankton. a flora of freely floating, often minute organisms that drift with water currents. Like land vegetation, phytoplankton uses carbon dioxide, releases oxygen, and converts minerals to a form animals can use.