Plankton Review

The word plankton

• comes from the french "Planktar"

• comes from the Greek "Planktos"

• comes from the word "Plank" meaning wood

• describes plants on the sea floor

Which is the correct order of plankton size categories? Small to large

• Holoplankton , mero, nannoplankton

• Picoplankton, microplankton,macroplankton

• Zooplankton,Holoplankton, microplankton

• Picoplankton, nannoplankton, microplankton

THe largest type of zooplankton is...

• Krill

• Jellyfish

• Sargassum

• dinoflagellate

All phytoplankton are ...

• autotrophic

• heterotrophic

• meroplankton

• macroplankton

The most abundant type of phytoplankton is...

• Diatoms

• copepods

• Euphasiids

• Krill

Most plankton live in the ....

• Epipelagic Zone

• Abyssal Zone

• Hadal Zone

• Bathypelagic zone

When a population of plankton explodes, the event is called...

• Bump

• Balloon

• Bomb

• Bloom

Red tides are caused by .. .

• Krill

• Jellyfish

• Man "O" War

• Dinoflagelletes

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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

• Diatoms

• Dinoflagellates

• Zooplankton

• Nekton

Phytoplankton are grouped in what Kingdom?

• Fungi

• Protist

• Plant

• Animal

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2