Challenge of Life in the Ocean Review

The ___________________ is selectively permeable. 

• Cell membrane

• Mitochondria

• Nucleus

• Chloroplast

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Active transport requires the use of _________________. 

• water

• energy (ATP)

• cytoplasm

• salt

Organisms that do not actively maintain their salt and water balance are ______________________. 

• osmoregulators

• endotherms

• osmoconformers

• homeotherms

Osmoregulators can control their internal _____________________ to avoid osmotic problems. 

• concentrations

• organs

• temperature

• oxygen

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

__________________ are often called "cold-blooded".

• Osmoregulators

• Homeotherms

• Endotherms

• Ectotherms

Why do homeotherms need to eat more? 

• To control their metabolism in ways such as burning fat.

• To swim faster.

• To tolerate changes in salinity.

• They like the taste of food.

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Active transport can help the cells of marine organisms pump out excess ____________. 

• chlorine

• sodium

•  

  oxygen

• water

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Streamlining helps some marine organisms adapt to ______________. 

• the salinity.

• their internal temperature.

• the resistance of flow of liquid.

• depth of the ocean.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

As salinity ______________ and temperature _____________, the viscosity of seawater _________________.

• increases, increases, decreases

• decreases, decreases, increases

• increases, decreases, increases

• increases, decreases, decreases

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

Sunlight is able to penetrate to an ocean depth of ______________________.

• 1000 kilometers

• 1000 inches

• 1000 feet

• 1000 meters

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4