Marine Plankton

Which group of zooplankton is plankton for its WHOLE life?

• holoplankton

• meroplankton

What do dinoflagellates use to move?

• cilia

• flagella

• flagella

• spines

Which of the following 4 words or phrases does not fit with the other 3?

• Phytoplankton

• Primary producer

• Respiration

• Photic zone

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

All phytoplankton are ...

• autotrophic

• heterotrophic

• meroplankton

• macroplankton

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Phytoplankton are associated with the photic zone because they rely on the sun for the process of:

• Respiration

• Photosynthesis

• Chemosynthesis

• Heterotrophs

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Animal members of the plankton community.

• Phytoplankton

• Meroplankton

• Holoplankton

• Zooplankton

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

What silica-coated organism(s) are pictured here?

• Diatoms

• Dinoflagellates

• Zooplankton

• Nekton

What organism(s) are pictured here?

• Diatom

• Dinoflagellate

• Zooplankton

• Nekton

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

What do dinoflagellates use to move?

• cilia

• fins

• flagella

• spines

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

• Phytoplankton

• Zooplankton

• Holoplankton

• None of the above