Kelp

What conservation strategy is used to protect kelp forests?

• Establishing marine protected areas

• Banning all fishing activities

• Removing all predators from the ecosystem

• Planting kelp in freshwater environments

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Attaches the seaweed to a rocky surface

• Blade

• Holdfast

• Bulb / gas bladder

• Stipe

Which group of algae contains the larges species of seaweed, including kelp and sargasso?

• red algae

• green algae

• purple algae

• brown algae

Why must kelp live in deep, calm waters?

• nutrients are more abundant in deep, calm waters than in warm, turbid waters

• the photosynthetic pigments of kelp are more efficient in the depths than in the shallows

• rocky terrain, the preferred substrate of kelp, is only found in deep, calm waters

• the holdfasts are less likely to be ripped off the rocks in calm waters than in turbid waters

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

What is D pointing to?

• Blade

• Holdfast

• Bulb / Gas Bladder / Pneumatocyst

• Stipe

What is C pointing to?

• Blade

• Holdfast

• Gas Bladder / Bulb / Pneumatocyst

• Stipe

What is B pointing to?

• Blade

• Holdfast

• Pneumatocyst / Gas Bladder / Bulb

• Stipe

What is E pointing to?

• Blade

• Holdfast

• Bulb / Gas Bladder / Pneumatocyst

• Stipe

What is the primary role of kelp in marine ecosystems?

• A) Producer

• B) Consumer

• C) Decomposer

• D) Predator

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which part of the kelp is responsible for photosynthesis?

• A) Holdfast

• B) Stipe

• C) Blade

• D) Gas bladder

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6