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8.
Which best describes why plankton are important to people?
a.
Plankton create much of the oxygen that humans breathe.
b.
Plankton support all the marine organisms that humans eat.
c.
Plankton are a potential source of medicine.
d.
all of the above
9.
Human activities can increase CO
2
in the ocean, and this increased CO
2
can be harmful to marine organisms.
Which of the following may help decrease CO
2
in the ocean?
a.
phytoplankton blooms
b.
zooplankton migration
c.
meroplankton
d.
holoplankton
10.
If you were a scientist who studied phytoplankton, which tool would not help you study these organisms?
a.
a satellite photo
b.
a stethoscope
c.
a plankton net
d.
a microscope
11.
If copepods disappeared, which would most likely increase?
a.
fish
b.
diatoms
c.
humpback whales
d.
cnidarians
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TEACHER ANSWER KEY
PLANKTON SURVEY – LESSONS 1, 2, and 3
VERSION 2
Middle School
Name:
Check one:
Pre‐survey
Period:
Post‐survey
Directions:
This survey is both a pre‐ and post‐ survey. Put a check mark at the top of this paper next to the survey you are doing
(pre‐ or post‐ survey). Please answer each question to the best of your ability. Circle the most
correct answer.
1.
What is the general term for animals that drift in the ocean?
(4.3.2, SC.7.3.1)
a.
copepods
b.
holoplankton
c.
meroplankton
d.
zooplankton
2.
These organisms photosynthesize and form the base of the ocean food web.
(4.3.1, 5.3.1, 7.3.1, SC.BS. 3.1, 3.2)
a.
crustaceans
b.
copepods
c.
phytoplankton
d.
zooplankton
3.
Which of the following adaptations would not help phytoplankton float in the photic (light) zone?
(4.3.2,
SC.7.5.4)
a.
chlorophyll
b.
spines
c.
forming chains of cells
d.
flagella (hair‐like tails)
4.
Animals in the ocean could survive without plankton.
(4.3.1)
a.
True
b.
False
5.
Which of the following shows energy flow through a simple ocean food chain?
(SC. 4.3.1, 7.3.2, SC.BS. 3.3)
a.
sun diatoms copepods fish whales
b.
sun copepods fish diatoms whales
c.
sun fish diatoms copepods whales
d.
diatoms sun fish whales copepods
6.
Which of the following reduces greenhouse gas in the atmosphere?
(SC.BS. 3.1, 4.3.2, SC. 7.3.1)
a.
meroplankton
b.
copepods
c.
zooplankton
d.
diatoms
7.
Which best defines the difference between holoplankton and meroplankton?
(7.3.2)
a.
Meroplankton photosynthesize. Holoplankton don’t.
b.
Meroplankton are smaller and more abundant than holoplankton.
c.
Meroplankton are only plankton when they are young. Holoplankton are always plankton.
d.
Meroplankton stay near the lit ocean surface. Holoplankton are found throughout the ocean.
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8.
Which best describes why plankton are important to people?
(SC. 5.3.2, 7.3.2)
a.
Plankton create much of the oxygen that humans breathe.
b.
Plankton support all the marine organisms that humans eat.
c.
Plankton are a potential source of medicine.
d.
all of the above
9.
Human activities can increase CO
2
in the ocean, and this increased CO
2
can be harmful to marine organisms.
Which of the following may help decrease CO
2
in the ocean?
(SC. 7.3.3, SC.BS. 3.1)
a.
phytoplankton blooms
b.
zooplankton migration
c.
meroplankton
d.
holoplankton
10.
If you were a scientist who studied phytoplankton, which tool would not help you study these organisms?
(SC7.1.1)
a.
a satellite photo
b.
a stethoscope
c.
a plankton net
d.
a microscope
11.
If copepods disappeared, which would most likely increase?
(SC. 5.3.2, 7.3.2, 7.3.3)
a.
fish
b.
diatoms
c.
humpback whales
d.
cnidarians
Key to notation:
Hawai‘i Content and Performance Standards
The relevant benchmarks for each question are shown in red in parentheses, and refer to Hawai‘i Content and
Performance Standards Version III.