Plankton

Which group of zooplankton is plankton for its WHOLE life?

• holoplankton

• meroplankton

Organisms who are plankton only part of their lives.

• holoplankton

• microplankton

• meroplankton

• macroplankton

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

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

• nekton

• meroplankton

• holoplankton

• phytoplankton

Permanent members of the plankton family.

• Holoplankton

• Meroplankton

• Autotroph

• Heterotroph

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4