Unit 8 Review

What type of plankton makes their own food?

• Phytoplankton

• Zooplankton

• Nekton

• Jellyfish

What type of plankton is responsible for red tide?

• Diatoms

• Dinoflagulates

• Cocolithaphores

• Copepods

What is the daily rhythmic movement of organisms on the sea floor to the surface during the night?

• Daily migration

• Triurnal Migration

• Urnal Migration

• DIurnal Migration

Which plankton spends its whole life in the planktonic stage?

• Meroplankton

• Holoplankton

• Haliplankton

• Zooplankton

Which zooplankton is 90% of the fossils found?

• Copepods

• Ostracods

• Foraminifera

• Radiolarian

What type of seaweed is kelp?

• Brown

• Green

• Red

• Blue

Octopus spend part of their life as a plankton.

• True

• False

What is a highly productive ecosystem that provides habitats for marine and land based animals?

• Seagrass beds

• Mangroves

• Coral reefs

• Pelagic zone

What algae has a hold fast for its roots?

• Kelp

• Sea grass

• Sargassum

• Coraline algae

Which is not a characteristic of invertebrates?

• Squishy body

• Less developed nervous system

• Backbone

• Less developed digestive system