Quiz on Marine Microorganisms and Plants

Ready for a sizzling science fact? What do we call those daring adventurers, not humans, but tiny organisms that laugh in the face of extreme heat or dance on the salty plains without a care?

• Extremophiles

• Heterophiles

• Extremophobes

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🌸🌼 Hey there, green thumb enthusiasts! Can you spot which of these fabulous features belong to the dazzling world of flowering plants? 🌺🌻

• Photosynthetic

• Contain: Holdfast, Blade, Thallas

• Contain: Chlorophyll

• Contain: Roots, Stems, Leaves

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🌊 Dive into the ocean of knowledge! Which statement about the fascinating seaweeds and flowering plants thriving in marine environments is not true?

• They are all primary producers, harnessing the sun's energy 🌞

• They are all eukaryotes, with complex cellular structures 🦠

• They are all unicellular, just one cell living the dream 💧

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🌊 Dive into the ocean of knowledge! Which of these marine adventurers does not harness the power of the sun for photosynthesis?

• Dinoflagellates

• Diatoms

• Cyanobacteria

• Foraminiferans

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🌞🌱 Let's dive into the world of plants! What superpower does chlorophyll have in the process of photosynthesis?

• Absorbing sunlight

• Releasing oxygen

• Converting glucose into energy

• Transporting water from roots to leaves

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Match the following

• Heterotroph

• Derive energy from organic matter by means of respiration

• Bloom

• Process of converting light energy into chemical energy

• Agar

• Extracted from red seaweeds, used in food production

• Epiphytes

• 1. Sudden increase in the abundance of algae

• Photosynthesis

• Tiny organisms that attach themselves to marine plants and seaweed.

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Label the image of the giant kelp

a

b

c

d

holdfast

Blade

Gas Bladder

Stipe

Label the parts of the microscope

d

e

f

g

c

b

a

Nose Piece

Eye Piece

Stage

Light

Fine Focus

Objective Lenses

Course Focus

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Green Algae

,

(b) Red Algae

,

(c) Brown Algae

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(d) Flowering Plants

• Agar and Carrageenan are extracted from some species

• Chlorophylls A, B and Carotenoids

• Kelp, Rockweed, Aargassum

• Photosynthetic pigments include Chlorophylls A, B and Carotenoids

• Presence of Fucoxanthin pigment

• Coralline Algae

• Seagrass and Mangroves

• Presence of vascular tissue, roots, stems and leaves

• Phycobilins as photosynthetic pigments

• Presence of flowers

• Example: Calcareous

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