Kelp Forest Dec 6

Which of the following is NOT a biotic factor?

• Water

• Kelp

• Sea urchins

• Sea otters

• Sea stars

Which of the following IS NOT a vertebrate?

• Sea Otter

• Sea Urchin

• Fish

• scuba diver

True or False: The kelp anchors itself to the sandy bottom of the sea

• True

• False

The stem of the sea kelp is also known as the?

• stripe

• branch

• stem

• stipe

An alternative name for the leaves of the sea kelp is?

• Bloom

• blaze

• Leaf

• Blade

What is the name of the structure that allows the sea kelp to stay vertically suspended in the water?

• Gall Bladder

• Pneumatocyst

• Scuba tank

• parachute

Match the following

• Mitochondria

• Leaves

• Chloroplast

• Roots

• Stipe

• Respiration

• Holdfast

• Stem

• Blades

• Photosynthesis

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What is the primary source of energy for the kelp forest?

• Kelp

• Sea urchins

• Sea otters

• The sun

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of the following is NOT a reason for an unhealthy kelp forest

• Increased sea urchin population

• Disease

• Natural disasters

• Over harvesting

• Decreased sea urchin population

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What organisms eat sea urchins?

• Humans

• Plankton

• Abalones

• Sea stars

• Sessile invertebrates