Plankton Intro notes+practice

Open Ended

What are plankton?

Open Ended

What are the two types of plankton and what makes them different from one another?

Match

Match the plankton terms

• zooplankton

• holoplankton

• phytoplankton

• meroplankton

• Dinoflagellates

animal like plankton

are plankton their whole life

plant like plankton

only plankton for a short time

plankton with tails

• animal like plankton

• are plankton their whole life

• plant like plankton

• only plankton for a short time

• plankton with tails

Labeling

Label what you think are diatoms, zooplankton, and phytoplankton

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

zooplankton

phytoplankton

diotoms

Categorize

Options (12)

animal like

Holoplankton

Meroplankton

jellyfish

dinoflagellates

diatoms

photosynthesis

causes red tide

Bar-Built

Fjord

brackish water

nursery for organisms

Organize these options into the right categories

Zooplankton

Phytoplankton

Estuaries

Drag and Drop

There are different ​

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of plankton, going from LARGEST to SMALLEST: ​

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, Macroplankton, Microplankton, and ​

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. Some plankton are classified as ​

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because of they are single celled organisms with a cell wall and contain silica. Some are considered dinoflagellates because they can propel themselves with a ​

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and "swim" even though they do photosynthesis like plants

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

sizes

Megaplankton

Nannoplankton

diatoms

tail

Kiloplankton

protozoans

fungi

microplanktonoids

Hotspot

Select the zooplankton