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.
Pelagic Zone. that part of a lake, sea, or ocean that is the habitat of pelagic organismsâplankton, necton, and pleuston.The pelagic zone is opposed to the benthic zone, that is, the bottom of the body of water, which is inhabited by benthos.In oceans and seas, the pelagic zone is divided horizontally into two regions: the neritic (water above the shelf) and the oceanic (all the remaining water).elagic Zone. that part of a lake, sea, or ocean that is the habitat of pelagic organismsâplankton, necton, and pleuston.