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Plankton Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 3600secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

All phytoplankton are ...

a)

autotrophic

b)

heterotrophic

c)

meroplankton

d)

macroplankton

2.

The largest type of zooplankton is...

a)

Krill

b)

Jellyfish

c)

Sargassum

d)

dinoflagellate

3.

Red tides are caused by .. .

a)

Krill

b)

Jellyfish

c)

Man "O" War

d)

Dinoflagellates

4.

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

a)

Bump

b)

Balloon

c)

Bomb

d)

Bloom

5.
Plankton that uses photosynthesis:
a)
Phytoplankton
b)
Zooplankton
6.
Diatoms are: 
a)
Phytoplankton
b)
Zooplankton
7.
Phytoplankton are associated with the photic zone because they rely on the sun for the process of:
a)
Respiration
b)
Photosynthesis
c)
Chemosynthesis
d)
Heterotrophs
8.

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

a)

crab

b)

phytoplankton

c)

whale

d)

zooplankton

9.

Which are there more of, zooplankton or phytoplankton?

a)

Phytoplankton

b)

Zooplankton

c)

Both

10.
These horseshoe crab larvae are termed_________ since they grow into entirely different adult forms.
a)
nekton
b)
meroplankton
c)
holoplankton
d)
phytoplankton
11.

Permanent members of the plankton family.

a)

Holoplankton

b)

Meroplankton

c)

Autotroph

d)

Heterotroph

12.

Animal members of the plankton community.

a)

Phytoplankton

b)

Meroplankton

c)

Holoplankton

d)

Zooplankton

13.

What organism(s) are pictured here?

a)

Diatoms

b)

Dinoflagellates

c)

Zooplankton

d)

Nekton

14.

What organism(s) are pictured here?

a)

Diatom

b)

Dinoflagellate

c)

Zooplankton

d)

Nekton

15.

What organism(s) are pictured here?

a)

Diatoms

b)

Dinoflagellates

c)

Zooplankton

d)

Nekton

16.

Which of the following are primary producers?

a)

Diatoms and Dinoflagellates

b)

Radiolarians and Zooplankton

c)

Baleen whales

d)

Small fish that get eaten by larger fish

17.

Which group of zooplankton is plankton for its WHOLE life?

a)

holoplankton

b)

meroplankton

18.

Organisms who are plankton only part of their lives.

a)

holoplankton

b)

microplankton

c)

meroplankton

d)

macroplankton

19.

Which factors can limit phytoplankton productivity?

a)

Sunlight

b)

Inorganic Nutrients

c)

Temperature

d)

All of these

20.

Plankton are considered

a)

juvenile fish only

b)

ocean drifters

c)

crustaceans

d)

microalgae