Match the description of the marine organism's lifestyle with the correct term. Use each choice once, more than once, or not at all.
-swims for its entire life

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Nekton are organisms that are able to actively swim throughout their entire life.

Answer: A, D, G 
 Meroplankton, infauna, and epifauna all refer to organisms that spend at least part of their life cycle in a sedentary or immobile state, and therefore cannot swim for their entire life.

Answer: B, E, F 
 Picoplankton, holoplankton, and nanoplankton are all terms that refer specifically to planktonic organisms, which are floating or drifting organisms that are moved by ocean currents, and therefore cannot actively swim for their entire life.

Match the Description of the Marine Organism's Lifestyle with the Correct