AICE MARINE CH 15 REVIEW

What two names make up an organism’s binomial nomenclature?

• Genus

• Species

• Genus & Species

• Phylum & Class

What tool is used to identify an organism based on alternative characteristics?

• Taxonomic Hierarchy

• Class and Order

• Dichotomous key

• Genus & Species

What are the 9 major animal phyla?

• Porifera, Cnidaria, Platyhelminthes, Nematoda, Annelida, Mollusca, Arthropoda, Echinodermata,

  Chordata

• Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

• Species, genus, family, order, class, phylum, kingdom, domain

• Notochord

  Doral neural tube

  Pharyngeal slits

  Post-anal tail

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What are 3 marine examples of Cnidarians?

• Sea Anemone

• Coral

• Jellyfish

• Shrimp

What are two types of hard coral that have a mutualistic relationship with zooxanthellae?

• Staghorn Coral

• Brain Coral

• Sea Fan

• Sea Whip

Why is the COTS (Crown of thorns starfish) considered the keystone species of reefs?

• Feeds on fast growing coral

• allowing for more biodiversity of coral

• Kills all the coral

• Doesn't destroy anything

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What an examples of Arthropods?

• Crayfish

• Polyps

• Manta Ray

• Blue Shark

What is pentaradial symmetry?

• 2 arms radiating from center body

• 6 arms radiating from center body

• 8 arms radiating from center body

• 5 arms radiating from center body

A buoyancy organ found in bony fish

• Plankton

• Swim Bladder

• Fins

• Polyp

An identification tool utilizing a series of choices between alternative characters, with a direction to

another stage in the key, until the species is identified

• Theca

• Dichotomous key

• Cnidarians

• Taxonomic hierarchy