1. nekton
2. NektonNekton refers to the aggregate of actively swimming aquatic organisms in a body of water (usually oceans or lakes) able to move independently of water currents. Nekton can be contrasted with plankton which refers to the aggregate of passively floating, drifting, or somewhat motile organisms occurring in a body of water, primarily tiny algae and bacteria, small eggs and larvae of marine organisms, and protozoa and other minute predators.
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