colloid. 1  a solid, liquid, or gaseous substance made up of very small, insoluble particles (as single large molecules or masses of smaller molecules) that remain in suspension in a surrounding solid, liquid, or gaseous medium of different matter.
Nekton. Nekton are the animals that can move by themselves in the ocean waters. Nekton live in all zones of the ocean. However, just like benthos and plankton, most live in the sunlight zone or shallow twilight zone since there is the most sunlight and it is easy to feed on smaller organisms such as krill and minnows.
Plankton are also divided into 3 main types: 1  Phytoplankton (from Greek phyton or plant), algae that live near the water surface where there is sufficient light to support photosynthesis. 2  Zooplankton (from Greek zoon or animal), small protozoa, crustaceans, jellyfish and various other animals that feed on other plankton.n Plankton, Sea Life. plankton facts-facts about plankton-what is plankton-. Plankton is not the name of a plant or animal but more of a category for any drifting organism that inhabits the middle to upper levels of the ocean, namely the pelagic zone.