Algae and Plankton

What is the term used to describe organisms that are plankton ONLY in their larval stage?

• Holoplankton

• Meroplankton

• Phytoplankton

• Picoplankton

What is a term for a primary producer?

• Zenotroph

• Herterotroph

• Autotroph

• homotroph

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Diatoms are plankton with shells made from...

• Silica

• Oxygen

• Nitrogen

• Iron

What is responsible for about 90% of the earth's oxygen?

• plankton

• clouds

• trees

• algae

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which TWO of the following are Holoplankton?

• Krill

• crab larvae

• diatoms

• nekton

Which of the following are NOT Holoplankton?

• Krill

• crab larvae

• diatoms

• dinoflagellates

What term refers to plankton that are animals and unable to produce their own food?

• Phytoplankton

• Nekton

• Zooplankton

• Phytoplankton

Which plankton supplies 90% of the entire ocean's energy?

• Phytoplankton

• Nekton

• Zooplankton

• Meroplankton

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of the following is a meroplankton that becomes a free swimmer?

• Benthic

• Nekton

• Phytoplankton

• Crab

What does phyto mean in phytoplankton?

• Light

• Dark

• Animal

• Consumer