Ocean Life

1. ______________________ are the smallest life in the ocean.

• phytoplankton

• plankton

• eel

• baleen

2. The ocean has _______ ecosystems

• many

• few

3. Plant plankton is called __________________________.

• phytoplankton

• plankton

• eel

• baleen

4. Phytoplankton is a major producer of ________________________.

• phytoplankton

• plankton

• oxygen

• baleen

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

5. A whale’s mouth has ________________________ that filters the plankton out of the water.

• phytoplankton

• plankton

• oxygen

• baleen

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

6. Zooplankton are tiny ________________________ plankton, such as crab larvae.

• phytoplankton

• plankton

• animal

• baleen

7. Small fish eat smaller fish and big fish eat________fish.

• smaller

• bigger

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

8. Phytoplankton take in sunlight and carbon dioxide and give off ________

• oxygen

• water

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

9. All the organisms, large and small, in the ocean are part of a food _______________________ .

• pyramid

• web

• oasis

• drift

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

10. Plankton don’t swim, they ______________________ in the ocean currents.

• pyramid

• web

• oasis

• drift

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