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Plankton

Authored by Lisa Thompson

Science

12th Grade

NGSS covered

Plankton
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1.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Which plankton are photosynthetic? Choose any/all that apply:

krill

cyanobacteria

diatoms

oyster larvae

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

2.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following terms to their definitions:

drifting animals like jellies and larvae

phytoplankton

meaning they remain plankton entire life

meroplankton

photosynthetic drifters

macroplankton

large plankton up to 20 cm long

zooplankton

meaning temporarily in a plankton stage

holoplankton

3.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following size categories of plankton:

20-200 micrometers (μm)

Femtoplankton

Largest:

20-200 cm

Picoplankton

Smallest plankton include marine viruses

Megaplankton

Second largest:

2-20 cm

Macroplankton

0.2-2 micrometers (μm)

Microplankton

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Comb jellies (ctenophores) would be what type of plankton?

virioplankton

bacterioplankton

phytoplankton

zooplankton

5.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Oyster larvae (spat) is only temporarily in a planktonic phase of its life cycle. What kind of plankton is this, choose all that apply:

phytoplankton

holoplankton

meroplankton

zooplankton

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What does the name "plankton" mean?

tiny/microscopic

drifter/wanderer

photosynthetic

anaerobic

7.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Sargassum seaweed that grows longer than 20 cm would be what type of plankton? Choose all that apply:

phytoplankton

zooplankton

microplankton

megaplankton

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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