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6. Copepods dominate what percent of plankton?
7. Temporary plankton is known as
- Pleuston
- Meroplankton
- Neuston
- Holoplankton
8. Diatoms and dinoflagellates are examples of
- Phytoplankton
- Zooplankton
9. Plankton that associates with the surface microlayer is known as
- Holoplankton
- Pleuston
- Neuston
- Meroplankton
10. What percentage of earths oxygen do phytoplankton produce through photosynthesis?
11. More than what percent of marine plants are algae?
12. Permanent plankton is known as
- Meroplankton
- Holoplankton
- Pleuston
- Neuston
13. Photoplankton absorb nutrients through their
- cell wall
- chloroplasts
- membrane
14. zooplankton use diunral vertical migration?
15. Which shape aids plankton to remain in suspension
- Elongated
- Flat
- Circle
- Triangle
16. Phytoplankton are usually....
- single celled or chains of cells
- chains of cells
- single celled
17. Some zooplankton feed on phytoplankton
18. What does settling rate of phytoplankton not depend on?
- Frictional drag
- Salinity
- Body size
19. Which is not an advantage of being small as a plankton?
- Avoids predation
- Slow rate of sinking
- Rapid regeneration rate
- Easy uptake of nutients