Plankton

Plankton are considered

• juvenile fish only

• ocean drifters

• crustaceans

• microalgae

The larvae of crabs and krill belong to which group of plankton?

• Phytoplankton

• Meroplankton

• Holoplankton

• None of the above

plankton comes from the greek word meaning

• Small

• Drifter

• Photosynthesis

• Marine

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

Which are there more of, zooplankton or phytoplankton?

• Phytoplankton

• Zooplankton

• Both

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

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

• nekton

• meroplankton

• holoplankton

• phytoplankton

What organism(s) are pictured here?

• Diatom

• Dinoflagellate

• Zooplankton

• Nekton

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Which of the following are primary producers?

• Diatoms and Dinoflagellates

• Radiolarians and Zooplankton

• Baleen whales

• Small fish that get eaten by larger fish

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Organisms who are plankton only part of their lives.

• holoplankton

• microplankton

• meroplankton

• macroplankton