Marine Science Unit 3 Plankton and Plants

Which of the following is not a characteristic of phytoplankton?

• Autotroph
• Secondary Producer
• Found on the Surface of the water
• Produces Oxygen

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which of the following is not a characteristic of zooplankton?

• Heterotroph
• Diurnal Migration
• Most are plants
• Key food source in the oceans

What is the largest group of phytoplankton?

• Diatoms
• Green Algea
• Red Algea
• Dinoflagellates

Where do we find plankton?

• Drifting in current
• swimming around the water column
• crawling on the ocean floor
• up in the club

Which of the following is not a characteristic of Diatoms?

• Silica Shells
• Flagellum
• Penate or Centric Shape
• Chroloplasts located near the cell surface

Which of the following is not a characteristic of some dinoflagellates?

• Able to swim
• Bioluminescent
• Red Tides
• Silica Shells

What color of light penetrates the deepest into the water column?

• Red
• Blue
• Green
• Violet

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What do we call the upper layer of the ocean where light can be found?

• Photic Zone
• Aphotic Zone
• Benthic Zone
• Light Zone

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

How did the Red Sea get its name?

• Algae Blooms
• Blood
• Large Schools of Krill
• Too Much Oxygen

How long have blue-green algae been on the planet?

• 3.5 Billion Years
• 65 Million Years
• 200 Million Years
• 1 Billion Years