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5.2 - Plankton

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Select the organisms that is considered Nekton

a)

both autotrophs and heterotrophs

b)

Microscopic

c)

Large (macro)

d)

2.

Select all that apply to the term Plankton

a)

Can swim against curents

b)

Includes both heterotrophs and autotrophs

c)

are only microscopic

d)

Include larvae forms of many fish and invertebrates

3.

Zooplankton are considered

a)

Heterotrophs

b)

Autotrophs

c)

Self feeders

d)

producers

4.

Phytoplankton are considered

a)

Consumers

b)

heterotrophs

c)

autotrophs

d)

predators

5.

Select each example of phytoplankton from the list (select all that apply)

a)

Crab Zoea Larva

b)

Copepods

c)

Cyanobacteria

d)

Krill

e)

Dinoflagellates

6.

Select each example of Zooplankton (select all that apply)

a)

Diatoms

b)

Crab Zoea Larvae

c)

Dinoflagellates

d)

Jellyfish

e)

Cyanobacteria

7.

Zooplankton undergo vertical migration in order to

a)

Access food resources

b)

Avoid predation

c)

Avoid Fishing nets

d)

hide in the surface waters during the day

8.

Zooplankton that stay plankton their entire lives are called

a)

Meroplankton

b)

Picoplankton

c)

Holoplankton

d)

Net Plankton

9.

Zooplankton that are plankton only part of their lives

a)

Meroplankton

b)

Picoplankton

c)

Holoplankton

d)

Net Plankton

10.

According to this map of nitrate levels, where would you most likely find the highest concentrations of phytoplankton given there is plenty of light available.

a)

The Gulf of Mexico and Florida

b)

Tropical Indian Ocean

c)

Southern Ocean Around Antarctica

d)

Equatorial Atlantic Ocean