Mid Term Review - Marine Science

Where are plankton NOT abundant?

• along coastlines

• at the surface of the open ocean

• in the deep sea

• near river mouths

What materials are needed for photosynthesis to occur?

• sunlight, oxygen, and sugars

• sunlight, carbon dioxide, and oxygen

• sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water

• oxygen and water

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What are meroplankton?

• tiny larval stages of marine animals that will eventually grow larger

• plankton that will stay plankton their entire lives

Which do phytoplankton need?

• warm water

• sunlight

• food

• low salinity

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LIke all living organisms, plankton bodies contain carbon. What mostly happens to this carbon when they die?

• it gets converted to carbon dioxide and moves into the atmosphere

• it sinks to bottom of the ocean and becomes buried over time

• it is converted to dissolved oxygen in the water

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What is the ultimate purpose of photosynthesis?

• to produce oxygen

• to produce sugars

• to produce carbon dioxide

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Which type of plankton typically have perfectly symmetrical shapes?

• diatoms

• dinoflagellates

Spawning is a method of

• feeding

• reproducing

• dying

• predation

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Which of the following are NOT an example of stony corals, or reef building corals?

• boulder corals, like brain coral

• branching corals, like staghorn coral

• gorgonians, like sea fans

Which is more dense?

• continental crust

• oceanic crust