Exploring Nekton: Marine Movers
A Grade 5 science worksheet to explore nekton, free-swimming marine animals, their characteristics, and examples.
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Exploring Nekton: Marine Movers
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Nekton are free-swimming marine (ocean) animals that can move independently of ocean currents. This means they are strong enough to swim where they want to go, unlike plankton which drift with the currents.
1. What is the main characteristic that defines nekton?
They live on the ocean floor.
They drift with ocean currents.
They can swim independently of currents.
They only live in fresh water.
2. Which of the following is an example of a nekton?
Jellyfish
Whale
Seaweed
Coral
3. Nekton are animals that live in the and can swim on their own.
4. Unlike plankton, which drift with the currents, nekton are strong .
5. All marine animals are considered nekton.
True
False
6. Name three different types of animals that are considered nekton.