Marine Plankton

What are tiny organisms that float near the surface of the water?

• plankton
• organisms
• abiotic factor
• insects

Which is a kind of phytoplankton?

•  lion’s mane jellyfish
• sea butterfly 
• algae
• copepod 

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Plankton that uses photosynthesis:

• Phytoplankton
• Zooplankton

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which best describes the source of oxygen in ocean water?

• Oxygen is produced by marine plants in the process of making food.
• 
  Oxygen is produced through the exhalations of marine animals.
• 
  Oxygen is produced through precipitation falling on the ocean.
• Oxygen is produced by nodules on the ocean floor.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Animal plankton are also called

• phytoplankton

• zooplankton

• both

• neither

Plant plankton are also called

• phytoplankton

• zooplankton

• both

• neither

Skeletonema sp. is a type of______?

• phytoplankton

• zooplankton

• both

• neither

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The most common zooplankton that is a small crustacean with two long antennae for movement and gathering food is the

• copepod

• foraminiferan

• megalops

• zoea

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The largest type of zooplankton is...

• Krill

• Jellyfish

• Sargassum

• dinoflagellate

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

• crab

• phytoplankton

• whale

• zooplankton

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3