Plankton

What is the term used to describe organisms that are planktonic only in their larval

stage?

• Holoplankton

• Meroplankton

• Femptoplankton

• Picoplankton

What is another term for a primary producer?

Diatoms are plankton with shells made from:

• Silica

• Oxygen

• Nitrogen

• Iron

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Which of the following is not a holoplankton?

• Krill

• Dinoflagellates

• Diatoms

• Crab larvae

This type of plankton can form harmful algal blooms (HAB):

• Nekton

• Dinoflagellates

• Megalopae

• Fish larvae

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The following term refers to plankton that are animals and unable to produce their

own food:

• Holoplankton

• Phytoplankton

• Nekton

• Zooplankton

Phytoplankton are responsible for about how much of the ocean’s primary

productivity?

• 90%

• 50%

• 20%

• 10%

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

_________ refers to meroplankton that become free swimmers with the ability to swim against the current.

What process supplies most of the usable energy in the ocean?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Reminder question: The following term refers to a coast that is located on a plate

boundary:

• Passive coast

• Secondary coast

• Active coast

• Delta

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5