Diatoms and dinoflagellates have a variety of shapes. Why is their shape an adaptation for staying afloat as a phytoplankton?

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All species of plankton have certain characteristics in their shape which allows them to float in the water column. They have features such as stored fats, lateral spines, oil droplets etch which allow them to float in water. Almost, all of the diatoms and some species of the dinoflagellates are capable of carrying out the process of photosynthesis. Hence, these organisms are capable of making their own food.