Plankton Review

Zooplankton are grouped into which kingdom?

• Fungi

• Protist

• Plant

• Animal

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

• crab

• phytoplankton

• whale

• zooplankton

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Most marine primary production is done by…

• Phytoplankton Only

• Phytoplankton and Zooplankton

• Seaweed, Halophytes, and Cyanobacteria

• Organisms in the Plant Kingdom Only

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Microscopic marine algae that contain chlorophyll and require sunlight in order to live and grow.

• meroplankton

• zooplankton

• holoplankton

• phytoplankton

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Plankton composed of organisms that spend their whole lives floating, drifting, or swimming weakly in the water.

• All meroplankton

• All zooplankton

• All holoplankton

• All phytoplankton

A wide variety of aquatic organisms which have both planktonic stages, and those where they live on, in or near the bottom or the sea, lake, or river. (sea urchins, starfish)

• All meroplankton

• All zooplankton

• All holoplankton

• All phytoplankton

Zooplankton are considered...

• Producers

• Consumers

• Decomposers

What are plankton?

Which ocean zone has the most phytoplankton

How do plankton move around the ocean?

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6