Plankton Review

All phytoplankton are ...

• autotrophic

• heterotrophic

• meroplankton

• macroplankton

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

The largest type of zooplankton is...

• Krill

• Jellyfish

• Sargassum

• dinoflagellate

Red tides are caused by .. .

• Krill

• Jellyfish

• Man "O" War

• Dinoflagellates

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

When a population of plankton explodes, the event is called...

• Bump

• Balloon

• Bomb

• Bloom

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Plankton that uses photosynthesis:

• Phytoplankton
• Zooplankton

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Diatoms are: 

• Phytoplankton
• Zooplankton

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Phytoplankton are associated with the photic zone because they rely on the sun for the process of:

• Respiration
• Photosynthesis
• Chemosynthesis
• Heterotrophs

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which organism is at the base of a marine food web?

• crab

• phytoplankton

• whale

• zooplankton

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which are there more of, zooplankton or phytoplankton?

• Phytoplankton

• Zooplankton

• Both

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

These horseshoe crab larvae are termed_________ since they grow into entirely different adult forms.

• nekton
• meroplankton
• holoplankton
• phytoplankton