The Emergence Machine

Plankton

abstract · Marine Science · Level 6 · E6

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Emergence definition

Plankton are microscopic marine organisms that drift in water, primarily in the ocean, and form the base of aquatic food chains, influenced by their evolutionary history and relationships with other organisms.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “plankton” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin word
plankton
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0PlanktonGeologyMarineOceanOrganismRockCellMineralSystemWaterEnvironmentFormLandLifeActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesPlanktonL6EnvironmentL2OrganismL4MarineL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Environment L2 (requires) polysemous
    Phylogeny requires an environment in which organisms can interact and evolve over time.
  • Organism L4 (requires)
    Microscopic organisms floating in water columns, forming the foundation of marine food webs.
  • Marine L5 (requires)
    Microscopic marine organisms that drift in water, primarily in the ocean, and form the base of aquatic food chains.