Plankton

plankton comes from the greek word meaning

• Small

• Drifter

• Photosynthesis

• Marine

Which of the following 4 words or phrases does not fit with the other 3?

• Phytoplankton
• Primary producer
• Respiration
• Photic zone

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

All phytoplankton are ...

• autotrophic

• heterotrophic

• meroplankton

• macroplankton

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The largest type of zooplankton is...

• Krill

• Jellyfish

• Sargassum

• dinoflagellate

Diatoms are: 

• Phytoplankton
• Zooplankton

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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

• crab

• phytoplankton

• whale

• zooplankton

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Permanent members of the plankton family.

• Holoplankton

• Meroplankton

• Autotroph

• Heterotroph

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-3

NGSS.HS-LS2-6

Animal members of the plankton community.

• Phytoplankton

• Meroplankton

• Holoplankton

• Zooplankton

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3