Marine Life & the Marine Environment

Multicellular, eukaryotic organisms that range in complexity from simple sponges to complex vertebrates belong to the kingdom ________.

• Animalia

• Fungi

• Archaebacteria

• Plantae

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which of the following word pairs correctly link a descriptor with the way in which the organism lives in the ocean?

• nekton-drift

• benthos-swim

• plankton-bottom-dwelling

• plankton-drift

Where are most marine species found?

• bathypelagic environment

• benthic environment

• mesopelagic environment

• oceanic environment

Organisms that can withstand large changes in temperature are referred to as ________.

• euryhaline

• estuarine

• eurythermal

• stenothermal

An organism that cannot tolerate a wide range of salinities is referred to as ________.

• euryhaline

• hypertonic

• stenohaline

• isotonic

The color pattern in which marine organisms are light on the bottom and dark on the top of their bodies camouflaging them against the water-air interface is ________.

• countershading

• cryptic coloration

• defensive coloration

• disruptive coloration

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

The single most important factor that determines the distribution of life in the oceanic province is ________.

• diffusion

• sunlight

• pressure

• temperature

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Humans are part of which of the following domains?

• Archaeabacteria

• Bacteria

• Ediacaria

• Eukarya

Which of the following kingdoms contains the multicelled plants, all of which photosynthesize?

• Archaebacteria

• Fungi

• Plantae

• Protista

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

All organisms that swim with ocean currents are classified as ________.

• benthos

• fungi

• nekton

• plankton