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Marine Microbes, Seaweeds, and Flowering Plants

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
Date
1.

Marine organisms that photosynthesize and provide energy to the food web are called:

a)

photospores

b)

primary producers

c)

endospores

d)

bateriophages

2.

Prokaryotes do not have

a)

DNA

b)

cell walls

c)

membrane bound organelles

d)

ribosomes

3.

Decay bacteria

a)

photosynthesize sugars

b)

chemosynthesize sugars

c)

use pigments to capture sunlight

d)

break down organic matter and release nutrients

4.

Autotrophic prokaryotes produce sugars by

a)

photosynthesis

b)

chemosynthesis

c)

photosynthesis or chemosynthesis

d)

decaying organic matter

5.

Archaea are known as "extremophiles" because

a)

they can live in very deep water

b)

they can live in really hot water

c)

they can live in really salty water

d)

all answers are correct

6.

Where does photosynthesis take place in photosynthetic bacteria?

a)

chloroplasts

b)

cytoplasm

c)

cell membrane

d)

golgi apparatus

7.

Unicellular algae carry out photosynthesize in their

a)

cell membrane

b)

chloroplasts

c)

cell wall

d)

nucleus

8.

Diatoms have a two part cell wall (frustule) made of

a)

cellulose

b)

silica

c)

lipids

d)

glucose

9.

Diatoms appear golden-brown from this extra photosynthetic pigment

a)

chlorophyll

b)

phycocyanin

c)

phycoerythrin

d)

carotenoid

10.

These are the most important temperate and polar open-water primary producers

a)

diatoms

b)

dinoflagellates

c)

cyanobacteria

d)

kelp

11.

Dinoflagellates have a cell wall made of plates composed of

a)

cellulose

b)

silica

c)

lipids

d)

protein

12.

Dinoflagellates are important open-water primary producers in

a)

temperate/cool water

b)

tropical/warm water

c)

polar/cold water

d)

deep/salty water

13.

Protozoans obtain energy from

a)

photosynthesis

b)

ingesting food particles

c)

photosynthesis and ingesting food particles

d)

chemosynthesis

14.

Symbiotic bacteria that produce bioluminescence help deep sea animals

a)

communicate

b)

lure prey

c)

blend in (camoflague)

d)

all answers are correct

15.

Red tides can be toxic because of a toxin released by these unicellular protists

a)

diatoms

b)

dinoflagellates

c)

protozoans

d)

all answers are correct

16.

Forams and radiolarians have feet-like extensions to capture food called

a)

tentacles

b)

nematocysts

c)

pseudopodia

d)

spindles

17.

What Kingdom do seaweeds (multicellular algae) belong?

a)

Plantae

b)

Protista

c)

Animalia

d)

Fungi

18.

What do seaweeds such as giant kelp provide beyond being a food source (primary producer)?

a)

they protect coral reefs

b)

they take salt out of the water

c)

they create a habitat for many organisms

19.

What does chlorophyta mean?

a)

green plant

b)

brown plant

c)

red plant

20.

What accessory pigment makes brown algae usually "yellowish-brown" and allows them to absorb the green wavelength of light in coastal waters?

a)

chlorophyll

b)

fucoxanthin

c)

phycobilins

21.

What accessory pigments do red algae have that make them red/purple and allow some species to live in really deep water?

a)

chlorophyll

b)

fucoxanthin

c)

phycobilins

22.

This gelatinous type of chemical from seaweeds is used in food processing and the manufacturing of many goods:

a)

chlorophyll

b)

carotenoid

c)

phycobilin

d)

phycocolloid

23.

Flowering plants have

a)

true leaves

b)

transport tissue (xylem and phloem)

c)

roots

d)

all answers are correct

24.

Seagrasses are important because:

a)

they provide habitat for many animals

b)

they can protect coral reefs from sediment

c)

they are nurseries for juvenile fish

d)

all answers are correct

25.

Cordgrasses can survive in salt marshes because

a)

they have glands to excrete excess salt

b)

they have thick roots

c)

they can chemosynthesis sulfides in the sediment

26.

Mangroves trees produce

a)

broad-shaped seedlings to drift away on currents

b)

pencil-shaped seedlings to stick in the mud

c)

parachute-seedlings to drift on coastal winds