Flotsam, Jetsam, Nekton, Plankton 1 & 2

Scientific name of Bubble raft

• Velella

• Glaucus

• Porpita

• Physalia

Feeding type of Stomolophus

• predator
• filter
• scavenger
• grazer

Feeding type of Janthina

• predator
• filter
• scavenger
• grazer

Purple storm snail stays afloat using...

• chiton float
• other flotsam
• bubbles wrapped in mucus
• air bladders

Any animal who can't swim faster than 1 knot per hour.

• nekton
• flotsam
• plankton
• jetsam

Organisms who are plankton only part of their lives.

• holoplankton
• microplankton
• meroplankton
• macroplankton

Animal-like plankton who are hetrotrophic.

• holoplankton
• microplankton
• phytoplankton
• zooplankton

organism that inhabits flotsam

• nekton
• jetsam
• phytoplankton
• meroplankton

Spider crabs hitch a ride in this jellyfish

• Aurelia
• Stomolophus
• Physalia
• Velella

Jetsam commonly found on bottles, styrofoam, and driftwood.

• Bankia
• Lepas
• Physalia
• Velella