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WorksheetsOceans-Biodiversity
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is a biotic factor that impacts biodiversity?
a)
Carbon Dioxide
b)
Polluted Water
c)
Plants
d)
Rocks
2.
_________: phytoplankton :: consumer : zooplankton
a)
Producer
b)
Predator
c)
Parasite
d)
Host
3.
Cetaceans can be divided into two groups based on whether they have...
a)
lungs or gills
b)
flippers or flukes
c)
teeth or baleen
d)
blowhole or nostrils
4.
Which of the following shows the correct organization from smallest to largest?
a)
population, organism, ecosystem, community
b)
organism, population, community, ecosystem
c)
ecosystem, population, community, organism
d)
organism, community, population, ecosystem
5.
Which two parts are primarily used to focus a specimen on a slide under a microscope?
a)
diphragm & eyepiece
b)
stage & base
c)
eyepiece & arm
d)
coarse & fine adjustments
6.
What do fish and cetaceans have in common?
a)
both are endothermic
b)
both have gills
c)
both have a dorsal fin
d)
both have flippers
7.
That part of an experiment that does not receive any treatment during the trials is called...
a)
a constant
b)
the control group
c)
the independent variable
d)
the dependent variable
8.
One positive thing we could do for the turtle hatchlings to increase their rate of survival is...
a)
throw plastic bags in the ocean
b)
educate people about the decrease in turtle populations
c)
build more beach resorts
d)
but products made from turtle shells
9.
On a microscope, what allows the user to change the amount of light shining through the microscope slide?
a)
diaphragm
b)
objective lens
c)
eyepiece
d)
stage clips
10.
Chloroplasts are green or gold because they contain...
a)
cell walls
b)
grass
c)
chlorine
d)
chlorophyll
11.
What is biodiversity?
a)
The ability to produce your own light.
b)
The variance of life.
c)
The characteristics that help an organism survive in its environment.
d)
Stresses on the environment as a result of human behavior.
12.
Warning coloration is an example of a physical adaptation used to ward off predators. Which ocean zone would a creature with this adaptation live?
a)
Sunlight Zone
b)
Twilight Zone
c)
Midnight Zone
d)
O-Zone
13.
What color light do most bioluminescent creatures give off?
a)
Red
b)
Yellow
c)
Purple
d)
Blue
14.
What would be the appropriate label for the Y-axis?
a)
Type of cetaceans
b)
Color of whales
c)
Length of whales
d)
Food that cetaceans eat
15.
What would be the appropriate label for the X-axis?
a)
Type of cetaceans
b)
Color of whales
c)
Length of whales
d)
Food that cetaceans eat
16.
Which is the deepest zone of the ocean?
a)
Midnight Zone
b)
Twilight Zone
c)
Dark Zone
d)
Sunlight Zone
17.
Which term would be found in box A?
a)
Scales
b)
Tail fin
c)
Lungs
d)
Filter Feeder
18.
Which term would be found in box C?
a)
Scales
b)
Tail fin
c)
Lungs
d)
Filter Feeder
19.
Which term would be found in box E?
a)
Scales
b)
Tail fin
c)
Lungs
d)
Filter Feeder or carnivorous
20.
Which term would be found in box D?
a)
Scales
b)
Tail fin moves up and down: attached horizontally
c)
Lungs
d)
Filter Feeder or carnivorous
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