WorksheetsAqautic Final Review
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which bird does Not belong to the Group
a)
Heron
b)
Gull
c)
EgretEgret
EgretEgret
d)
Flamingo
2.
Which bird does not have a preen gland?
a)
anhinga
b)
sea gull
c)
penguin
d)
cormorant
3.
True/False:Sharks change sexes like other fish.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
Which is NOT a characteristic of the pelagic zone?
a)
dominants are plankton and nekton
b)
more oxygen and food
more oxygen and food
c)
most complex food webs
d)
largest marine ecosystem by size
5.
Whale migrations are timed to coincide with all of the following except:
a)
migration of other fish
b)
births
c)
weather
d)
blooms of diatoms
6.
Which is not true of El Nino?
a)
named by Peruvian fisherman
b)
caused by diatoms
c)
first noticed at Christmas
d)
first noticed in warm months
7.
Which is a meroplankton?
a)
amoeba
b)
crab
c)
daphnia
d)
brine shrimp
8.
Whales communicate by
a)
forcing air through their blow hole
b)
flapping their fins in the water
c)
swimming in circular patterns
9.
Which is Not a major factor in causing the reduction in bird populations?
a)
loss of habitat
b)
species competition
c)
exploitation by humans
10.
An altrical bird
a)
can't enter the water to catch food
b)
is born blind, naked and helpless
c)
mates for life
11.
True/FalseThe medusa stage is found in Cnidarians
a)
True
b)
False
12.
True/FalseCompetition is high on the reef.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Which adaptations characterize an osprey?
a)
short legs and long pointed beak
b)
short legs/short beak
c)
talons/hooked beak
14.
True/FalseManatees have a compartmentalized stomach like a cow
a)
True
True
True
b)
False
15.
True/FalseArising tide will cause a salt wedge to move into the estuary.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
Which is not an adaptation for marine birds?
a)
cold-blooded
b)
semi-rigid skeleton
c)
hollow bones
17.
Whales able to provide enough energy to sustain life because..
a)
They eat only the largest animals
b)
They store food in their muscles
c)
They eat low on the food chain
18.
Which does Not describe phytoplankton?
a)
are primary consumers
b)
begin all food chains
c)
produce 50%-90% of the atmospheric oxygen
19.
Which is Not a dominant group in the pelagic zone?
a)
plankton
b)
whales
c)
shellfish
20.
Environmental stability of benthic habitats
a)
increases away from the shore and toward the bottom
b)
decreases from the bottom and toward the shore
c)
increases towards the shore and toward the bottom
21.
The most common zooplankton is
a)
diatoms
b)
copepods
c)
krill
22.
Which is true of hard corals?
a)
They have 8 tentacles
b)
They build reefs
c)
They have stinging cells
23.
The lateral line system in fish is used to
a)
provide buoyancy
b)
aid in respiration
c)
detect movement
24.
Sediments originating on land are called
a)
pelagic
b)
terrigenic
c)
authogenic
25.
The Variety of pigments in algea
a)
give them a wide range of movement
b)
changes colors for camouflage
c)
allow them to function at various depths
26.
Phytoplankton migrate in the water column because
a)
the gaze on zooplankton for food
b)
photosynthetic lipids make them float
c)
they are hiding from larger animals
27.
Marine mammals can remain under water for extended periods of time because
a)
they store oxygen in their muscles
b)
they have large lungs and extra air sacs
c)
they are capable of diffusing oxygen through their skin
28.
Which is the location of the largest reef?
a)
Cayman Islands
b)
Red Sea
c)
Australia
29.
Toothed whales have
a)
peg-shaped teeth
b)
replaceable canine teeth
c)
cone-shaped teeth
30.
Marine mammals differ from sharks and fish because they have different
a)
tail positions
b)
body shapes
c)
dorsal fins
31.
What type of reef is this
a)
atoll
b)
barrier
c)
fringing
32.
Which terms best describe plynya?
a)
area near the center of an ice cap
b)
nesting habitats of pinnipeds
c)
open water in the Arctic Sea
33.
The herbivore trophic level is absent in the deep-sea benthic pyramids because
a)
no food is available for them at those depths
b)
herbivores need light
c)
they move too slowly to catch food on the bottom
34.
The nocturnal/diurnal pattern on reefs
a)
increases predation
b)
reduces competition
c)
decreases niches
35.
Which niche is missing or is very low in polar seas?
a)
consumer
b)
decomposer
c)
producer
36.
The shell of Mollusks is secreted by the
a)
mantle
b)
umbo
c)
gills
37.
The organisms that have the least trouble with the salinity in estuaries are
a)
stenohaline infauna
b)
euryhaline infauna
c)
stenohaline epifauna
d)
eryhaline epifauna
38.
The closer the relationship between two organisms the
a)
fewer taxa they share
b)
more taxa they share
c)
the longer their classification names
39.
Which of the following adaptation is NOT a structural adaptation of plankton?
a)
air bladders
b)
photosynthetic lipids
c)
trap light ions
40.
True/FalseFish have internal ears
a)
True
b)
False
41.
A ringed shaped reef
a)
fringing reef
b)
barrier reef
c)
atoll
d)
archipelago
42.
Name this reef
a)
fringing
b)
atoll
c)
barrier
43.
What am I hint: the largest one is found in Australia
a)
atoll
b)
barrier
c)
fringing
44.
Which is an example of a polyp?
a)
jellyfish
b)
anemone
c)
sponge
45.
Which is NOT a common result from limited resources
a)
Increased competition
b)
increased births
c)
special adaptations
46.
Gas exchange in Mollusks is accomplished by the
a)
lungs
b)
gills
c)
skin
d)
a
47.
Reproduction in most fish is by
a)
budding
b)
asexual
c)
spawning
48.
Soft corals are
a)
sea fans, gorgonians
b)
sponges and anemones
c)
fire coals
49.
Which is NOT a common boney fish scale, but is found on sharks
a)
placoid
b)
ganoid
c)
ctenoid
50.
The group of sponges used commercially is made of
a)
shell
b)
silica
c)
spongin
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