Aquatic Science Check-in

How long does it take to be a marine biologist?

• 1 year or maybe 2

• a marine biologist doesn't need to go to college

• bachelor's degree which is about 4 years, a masters degree about 6 years, a PhD may take about 10 years.

• 2 and a half years

why is the ocean important

• The ocean produces over half of the world's oxygen and absorbs 50 times more carbon dioxide than our atmosphere

• we can eat fish

• its a great place to store are trash

• the ocean is not important

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Why are few plants found on the bottom floor of the ocean?

• Floor has decomposers
• Sunlight doesn't reach the floor
• Water is a limiting factor
• Temperature is low

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The angler fish lives in........water

• Dark

• Warm

• Beautiful

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Where does photosynthesis occur?

• mitochondria

• chloroplast

• animal cells

• ribosomes

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What is one reason that phytoplankton are important?

• they clean the water

• they make oxygen

• they are drifting animals

• they make the water warmer

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To what animal are corals most closely related?

• jellies

• whales

• dolphins

• octopi

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Calvin Cycle can occur without ATP (in the dark)

• True

• False

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What is the final product of the Calvin Cycle?

• Carbon Dioxide

• Glucose

• Starbucks

• Water

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Do blue whales mostly travel in large groups?

• Yes

• No