AICE Marine Ch 13 Review

The production of organic compounds by bacteria or other living organisms using energy derived from

reactions with inorganic chemical

• Chlorophyll

• Triglyceride

• Chemosynthesis

• Sink

A commensal relationship where one organism attaches itself to another in order to travel

• Polymer

• Extremophile

• Phoresis

• Monomer

A parasite, such as a flea or a louse, which lives on the outside of its host.

• Ectoparasite

• Phoresis

• Extremophile

• Monomer

The process by which all living things release energy from their food by oxidizing glucose

• Polymer

• Respiration

• Hydrophobic

• Cellulose

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

What chemical process converts sunlight, carbon dioxide and water into sugar and oxygen?

• Respiration

• Photosynthesis

• Chemosynthesis

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What chemical process converts chemicals into sugars?

• Respiration

• Photosynthesis

• Chemosynthesis

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which process is used by chemoautotrophs to make energy?

• Cell respiration

• Chemosynthesis

• Photosynthesis

Which of the following is an example of an organism that undergoes chemosynthesis?

• Boxer Crab

• Manta Ray

• Algae

• Bacteria

About how much of the energy from the sun is successfully captured by photoautotrophs?

• 1%

• 0.1%

• 50%

• 10%

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What are the MAIN limiting factors for marine autotrophs?

• Sunlight and CO2

• Water and CO2

• Sunlight and nutrients

• Nutrients and water

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

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