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WorksheetsFlotsam, Jetsam, Nekton, Plankton 1 & 2
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Scientific name of Bubble raft
a)
Velella
b)
Glaucus
c)
Porpita
d)
Physalia
2.
Feeding type of Stomolophus
a)
predator
b)
filter
c)
scavenger
d)
grazer
3.
Feeding type of Janthina
a)
predator
b)
filter
c)
scavenger
d)
grazer
4.
Purple storm snail stays afloat using...
a)
chiton float
b)
other flotsam
c)
bubbles wrapped in mucus
d)
air bladders
5.
Any animal who can't swim faster than 1 knot per hour.
a)
nekton
b)
flotsam
c)
plankton
d)
jetsam
6.
Organisms who are plankton only part of their lives.
a)
holoplankton
b)
microplankton
c)
meroplankton
d)
macroplankton
7.
Animal-like plankton who are hetrotrophic.
a)
holoplankton
b)
microplankton
c)
phytoplankton
d)
zooplankton
8.
organism that inhabits flotsam
a)
nekton
b)
jetsam
c)
phytoplankton
d)
meroplankton
9.
Spider crabs hitch a ride in this jellyfish
a)
Aurelia
b)
Stomolophus
c)
Physalia
d)
Velella
10.
Jetsam commonly found on bottles, styrofoam, and driftwood.
a)
Bankia
b)
Lepas
c)
Physalia
d)
Velella
11.
Jetsam usually found inside driftwood, decks, and piers
a)
Bankia
b)
Lepas
c)
Stomolophus
d)
Aurelia
12.
Animal which gains power from what it eats.
a)
Porpita
Porpita
Porpita
b)
Janthina
c)
Penaeus
d)
Glaucus
13.
Spermatophore
a)
shrimp
b)
sperm capsule
c)
female opening
14.
Gonopore
a)
shrimp
b)
sperm packet
c)
female opening
15.
Magic number of a cnidarian
a)
3
b)
4
c)
5
16.
Nematocycts fire when they come in contact with...
a)
skin
b)
people
c)
protein
17.
Thick tentacles are for...
a)
feeding
b)
stinging
c)
swimming
18.
Thin tentacles are for...
a)
swimming
b)
feeding
c)
stinging
19.
Velella and Porpita have floats made of...
a)
protein
b)
carbohydrates
c)
chiton
d)
saccaride
20.
Obvious 4 part segmentation is easily seen in...
a)
Ctenophores
b)
Cnidarians
c)
Arthropods
d)
Mollusks
21.
Which of the following would not give a painful sting?
a)
Physalia
b)
Ctenophores
c)
Sea Nettles
d)
Lion's Mane jellyfish
22.
Large, round, greenish organism with very short stubby tentacles describes...
a)
Stomolophus
b)
Aurelia
c)
Chaetognath
d)
Loligo
23.
The platform of the Velella is made of ....
a)
calcium carbonate
b)
carbon
c)
chiton
24.
Scientific name Purple storm snail
a)
Aurelia
b)
Bankia
c)
Glaucus
d)
Janthina
25.
Bioluminesense is often seen in...
a)
Cnidarians
b)
Ctenophores
c)
Arthropoda
d)
Mollusks
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