Module 5 Marine Science Quizz

Which marine animal has the navy used to perform mine detection and other tasks?

• Chinook salmon

• saltwater crocodiles

• Northern gannets

• sea lions

In which lower layer of the ocean do anglerfish live?

• mesopelagic

• hadeopelagic

• bathypelagic

• abyssopelagic

Which type of microscopic organisms thrive in sulfuric acid concentrations of approximately 3%?

• acidophiles

• thermophiles

• alkaliphiles

• hyper-thermophiles

Which of these are extreme microscopic organisms that require high temperatures to survive?

• alkaliphiles

• acidophiles

• hyper-thermophiles

• thermophiles

What percentage of the Earth’s thermal vents and volcanoes are found underneath the water?

• 40%

• 50%

• 30%

• 60%

When was the yeti crab first discovered?

• 1933

• 2005

• 1794

• 1862

What is a form of language that is particular to a specific group?

• shoaling

• dialect

• neural system

• mimetic behavior

Sea lions possess jowl-like features on their faces that resemble some

• cats.

• birds.

• fish.

• dogs.

How do sea lions differ from other pinnipeds?

• Sea lions use echolocation to travel.

• Sea lions are able to respond to human training.

• Sea lions have dedicated breeding seasons and rearing young.

• Sea lions have distinct dialects with different groups.

Which of the following describes pods?

• the primary species that foraging schools feed on

• a group of a marine animals coexisting in a group of a dozen or so

• dense concentrations of copepods

• fish moving in tightly packed groups, often at high speeds moving in near unison with extreme agility and never touching