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WorksheetsPlankton
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of the following is a primary producer in aquatic ecosystems?
Fish
Phytoplankton
Jellyfish
Sea urchins
What is the primary pigment responsible for photosynthesis in phytoplankton?
Chlorophyll a
Chlorophyll b
Carotenoids
Phycobilins
Which environmental factor is most important for the growth of phytoplankton?
Temperature
Salinity
Oxygen levels
Sunlight availabilities
What role do phytoplankton play in the carbon cycle?
They release carbon dioxide through respiration
They absorb carbon dioxide during photosynthesis
They convert carbon dioxide into methane
They have no impact on the carbon cycle
Which of the following is NOT a common type of phytoplankton?
Diatoms
Dinoflagellates
Copepods
Cyanobacteria
What is the term for the study of oceans?
(a)
What is the name of the tiny organisms that live symbiotically with corals?
(a)
What is the largest fish species in the world?
(a)
What is the study of fish called?
(a)
Name any threat to the coral reef.
What is the shape/type of the sardine or Engraulidae eggs?
(a)
Give one stage of fish larval development
Give one food of fish larvae
What is the yellow part inside the egg and use for flotation and food reserve?
(a)
What is the other term for fish larvae?
(a)
True or false. Zooplankton do not have the ability to be mobile.
True
False
These type of zooplankton are only planktonic at a certain point in life
Nemoplankton
Meroplankton
Holoplankton
Haloplankton
There have been representations of plankton in media, among them is Plankton from Spongebob Squarepants. What type of zooplankton is Plankton?
Ostracod
Jellyfish
Cladoceran
Copepod
This is the a shower of organic material falling from upper waters to the deep ocean, most of which are zooplankton.
Plankton shower
Marine fall
Marine snow
Plankton storm
These zooplankton remain planktonic throughout their lives
Nemoplankton
Haloplankton
Holoplankton
Meroplankton
