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Ecosystem/Plankton Quiz

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a threat to the Neustonic Ecosystem?

a)

plankton

b)

oil rigs

c)

nutrients

d)

chemical runoff

2.
Plankton that uses photosynthesis:
a)
Phytoplankton
b)
Zooplankton
3.

Which of the following ecosystems will have antifreeze proteins in their fishes?

a)

Coral Reefs

b)

Polar

c)

Deep

d)

Neustonic

4.

The second smallest type of plankton is...

a)

Microplankton

b)

Macroplankton

c)

Nanoplankton

d)

Ultraplankton

5.

These horseshoe crab larvae are termed_________ since they grow into entirely different adult forms.

a)

ultraplankton

b)

meroplankton

c)

holoplankton

d)

macroplankton

6.

A shower of yummy fecal matter and dead organic material falling from upper waters to the deep ocean.

a)

Heterotroph

b)

Primary producer

c)

Marine Snow

d)

Bacteria

7.

The primary Threat to our Polar Seas is

a)

water

b)

marine snow

c)

oil rig pollution

d)

runoff

8.

Organisms down deep in hydrothermal vents that do not rely on sunlight to survive use this process ?

a)

chemosynthesis

b)

photosynthesis

c)

hydropower

d)

thermal heat

9.

Organisms that drift in the ocean unable to swim against the currents.

a)

benthos

b)

plankton

c)

nekton

d)

epifauna

10.

Which of the following in NOT a factor affecting the deep sea?

a)

Pressure

b)

Temperature

c)

Lack of sunlight

d)

Salinity

11.

Sea turtles, along with other animals, use the Sargassum in the Saragossa Sea for cover from predators and also a nursery.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Match the following

a)

Neustonic (open) Sea

1.

only a few mm thick

b)

Deep Sea

2.

bioluminescence used

c)

Polar Sea

3.

low in biodiversity due to climate

d)

Classify depending on size

4.

Macroplankton

e)

Classify as time spent

5.

Holoplankton