Marine Adaptations

An inherited trait that helps those organisms that have it to survive

• niche
• structure
• characteristic
• adaptation

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What does blubber help with?

• Insulation

• Water storage

• Food storage

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Balloon-like internal organ that contains gas

• tetrapod

• fish

• swim bladder

• incubation

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Which ocean zone contains 90% of all marine animal life?

• midnight zone
• sunlight zone
• twilight zone
• intertidal zone

Adult whales migrate to warmer southern waters because

• there is more food in the southern waters.
• they don’t like the colder northern waters.
• there are more upwellings in the warmer southern waters
• newborns do not have enough blubber to survive in icy water

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Which of the following is a "physical" adaptation?

• schooling
• camouflage
• migration
• hunting

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This classification dwells on the ocean floor

• Benthos
• Nektons
• Phytoplankton
• Zooplankton

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Bioluminescence means that a creature produces its own

• Electricity
• Chemical light source
• Sonar
• Gills

When an animal looks like another animal it is called ______________.

• camouflage

• mimicry

• warning coloration

• protective resemblance

A polar bear has black skin beneath it's translucent fur to help absorb the heat of the sun, this adaption is for _________________ .

• camouflage

• avoiding predators

• finding and attracting mates

• coping with the climate

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