Marine Plankton

What are tiny organisms that float near the surface of the water?

• plankton

• organisms

• abiotic factor

• insects

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Plankton that uses photosynthesis:

• Phytoplankton

• Zooplankton

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

The most common zooplankton that is a small crustacean with two long antennae for movement and gathering food is the

• copepod

• foraminiferan

• megalops

• zoea

Which is a kind of phytoplankton?

•  lion’s mane jellyfish

• sea butterfly 

• algae

• copepod 

Animal plankton are also called

• phytoplankton

• zooplankton

• both

• neither

Plant plankton are also called

• phytoplankton

• zooplankton

• both

• neither

Ceratium sp. is a type of?

• phytoplankton

• zooplankton

• both

• neither

An example of an animal with meroplankton stages is the

• crab

• whale

• arrow worm

• diatom

Which organism is at the base of a marine food web?

• crab

• phytoplankton

• whale

• zooplankton

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Animal members of the plankton community.

• Phytoplankton

• Meroplankton

• Holoplankton

• Zooplankton