In aqueous environment, the microscopic organisms are collectively called as
A
Herbivores
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B
Carnivores
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C
Planktons
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D
Fauna and flora
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Solution
The correct option is C Planktons Planktons are microscopic organisms. Producer planktons are called as phytoplanktons (e.g., diatoms, dinoflagellates, algae etc., in oceans and diatoms, desmids, chlorella, Chlamydomonas, Spirogyra, Oedogonium, Zygnema etc., in ponds and lakes).
Consumer planktons are called as zooplanktons (e.g., Protozoans, larvae of animals, crustaceans in oceans and ciliates, flagellates, rotifers, crustaceans like Cyclops and Daphnia in lakes and ponds). Therefore, the correct answer is option C.