Marine Life and Ecosystem Interactions

Marine Life and Ecosystem Interactions

Assessment

Interactive Video

Biology

6th - 8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Lucas Foster

FREE Resource

The video explores the diverse marine life around subsea pillars, including fish like smallmouth grunt and parrotfish, and a green turtle. It highlights the role of stoplight parrotfish in cleaning reefs and trumpet fish using camouflage. The pillars host various smaller creatures, and even ocean garbage becomes part of the ecosystem, showcasing the sea's transformative power.

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6 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of environment is described as being home to a variety of fish species?

Desert dunes

Urban landscapes

Subsea pillars and underwater forests

Mountain peaks

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which fish species is mentioned as drifting in the current near the bottom?

Smallmouth grunt

Blue tang

Clownfish

Great white shark

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary activity of the stoplight parrotfish on the reef?

Hunting for prey

Cleaning the reef by eating algae

Guarding territory

Building nests

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does the trumpet fish avoid predators?

By mimicking sea rods and pipes

By changing colors

By swimming rapidly

By hiding in caves

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What smaller creatures are found on the pillars?

Jellyfish

Crustaceans like the batwing coral crab

Sea turtles

Dolphins

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What evidence of human impact is mentioned on the seafloor?

Oil spills

Plastic bottles

Ocean garbage encased in coral

Fishing nets