Algae and Plankton

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

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

• crab

• phytoplankton

• whale

• zooplankton

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which are there more of, zooplankton or phytoplankton?

• Phytoplankton

• Zooplankton

• Both

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Permanent members of the plankton family.

• Holoplankton

• Meroplankton

• Autotroph

• Heterotroph

What organism(s) are pictured here?

• Diatoms

• Dinoflagellates

• Zooplankton

• Nekton

What organism(s) are pictured here?

• Diatom

• Dinoflagellate

• Zooplankton

• Nekton

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Which of the following are primary producers?

• Diatoms and Dinoflagellates

• Radiolarians and Zooplankton

• Baleen whales

• Small fish that get eaten by larger fish

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Organisms who are plankton only part of their lives.

• holoplankton

• microplankton

• meroplankton

• macroplankton

Plankton are considered

• juvenile fish only

• ocean drifters

• crustaceans

• microalgae