Examples of “plankton” in a Sentence

noun Tiny, often microscopic organisms that drift passively in water rather than swimming against currents.

• Whales feed on tiny plankton drifting in the ocean.
• The study focused on the role of plankton in the food chain.
• The lake water was full of microscopic plankton.
• Whales filter huge amounts of plankton from seawater as they feed.
• A bloom of plankton turned the bay a murky green.