Nekton Exploration Worksheet
Explore the fascinating world of nekton, marine animals that can swim independently of currents, with this engaging worksheet for Grade 6 science students.
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Nekton Exploration Worksheet
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Some questions may require you to recall information about marine life.
1. What is the primary characteristic that defines nekton?
They live on the ocean floor.
They drift with ocean currents.
They can swim independently of currents.
They are microscopic organisms.
2. Which of the following is NOT an example of nekton?
Whale
Jellyfish
Shark
Squid
3. Nekton are marine animals that can actively swim and control their movement, unlike which drift with the currents.
4. Many nekton, like fish, use their and to propel themselves through the water.
5. Describe two adaptations that help nekton survive in their marine environment.
6. Use the diagram below to label three external parts of a fish that help it move or survive.
7. All nekton are vertebrates.
True
False
8. Nekton can be found in all depths of the ocean.
True
False