Microbial World

Which of the following is NOT a prokaryotic plankton?

• algae

• bacteria

• archaea

• cyanobacteria

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Autotrophs

• Eat other organisms

• Take in organic matter

• use chemical compounds to make energy

• make their own food

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What form the base of the ocean's food web?

• plants

• animals

• viruses

• photosynthetic plankton

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What organisms can live in extreme conditions?

• bacteria

• protozoans

• archaea

• animals

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Cyanobacteria

• produce food via chemicals

• are heterotrophic

• undergo photosynthesis

• do not have to make or eat food to survive

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is the basis of the food web in hydrothermal vent communities?

• photosynthetic bacteria

• animals

• chemosynthetic bacteria

• tube worms

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Why is chemosynthesis important in the deep ocean?

• sunlight doesn't reach that far

• it isn't

• animals need sunlight

• if creates heat for the environment

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Plankton

• swim freely throughout the water

• are carried by currents, cannot swim freely

• can survive on land and water

• successfully stole the secret formula

What role do bacteria play in the marine environment?

• they make food for other organisms

• they eat other organisms

• they break down dead organisms and other organic material and return it to the environment

• they all undergo photosynthesis

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Algae are

• eukaryotic

• prokaryotic

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