Marine Plants & Plankton

What are Plankton?

• They are small plants and animals.

• They are any plants or animals that drift with the currents of the ocean.

• They are only microscopic animals.

• They are only microscopic plants.

Which is a kind of phytoplankton?

• lion’s mane jellyfish

• sea butterfly

• algae

• copepod

Plankton that uses photosynthesis:

• Phytoplankton
• Zooplankton

Jellies are categorized as:

• Holoplankton

• Meroplankton

• Phytoplankton

• Benthos

Diatoms are: 

• Phytoplankton
• Zooplankton

Dinoflagellates can cause __________ which is toxic to fish, shellfish and humans.

• Green TIde
• Red Tide
• Malaria
• Algal Bloom

Phytoplankton are grouped in what Kingdom?

• Monera
• Protista
• Plantae
• Animalia

Zooplankton are grouped into which kingdom?

• Monera
• Protista
• Plantae
• Animalia

What eats phytoplankton?

• Bacteria

• Zooplankton

• Mammals

• Humans

What do dinoflagellates use to move?

• cilia
• 1 flagella
• 2 flagella
• spines