Exploring Nekton
A worksheet for Grade 3 students to learn about nekton, including characteristics and examples of nektonic animals.
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Exploring Nekton
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Nekton are animals that can swim actively in water, unlike plankton that drift with the currents. They can move wherever they want in the ocean.
1. What is the main characteristic of nekton?
They drift with ocean currents.
They can swim actively.
They live at the bottom of the ocean.
They are tiny plants.
2. Which of these is most likely a nekton?
A jellyfish
A whale
Seaweed
A coral
3. Nekton can swim in the water.
4. Fish are a common example of .
5. All ocean animals are nekton.
True
False
6. A sea turtle is an example of nekton.
True
False
7. Name two animals that are nekton.
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