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Growing Kelp

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sugar Kelp is a type of

a)

red algae

b)

brown algae

c)

green algae

2.

The crab in the upstairs tank has this type of algae growing off it

a)

red algae

b)

brown algae

c)

green algae

3.

Kelp is plant-like because it

a)

has roots

b)

has flowers

c)

is food for other animals

d)

makes its own food

4.

Kelp is NOT considered a plant because it:

a)

doesn't have a stem

b)

doesn't have roots

c)

doesn't make its own food

d)

has spores that swim

5.

At the end of photosynthesis, kelp makes

a)

food

b)

energy

6.

A plant turns the food (sugar) into energy through a process called

a)

photosynthesis

b)

cellular respiration

7.

Kelp belongs to the kingdom

a)

Archaebacteria

b)

Eubacteria

c)

Protist

d)

Fungi

e)

Plant

8.

During photosynthesis, this is taken in from the atmosphere

a)

oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide

9.

During photosynthesis, this is added to the atmosphere

a)

oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide

10.

This is what is needed for photosynthesis to occur (check ALL that apply)

a)

oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

water

d)

sunlight

11.

This is what is produced at the end of photosynthesis

a)

oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

food (sugar)

12.

Any organism cannot go through photosynthesis unless it contains this green pigment:

a)

chlorophyll

b)

chlororama

c)

chloreography

13.

This is the cell organelle where photosynthesis takes place

a)

mitochondria

b)

chloroplast

c)

ribosome

d)

golgi apparatus

14.

Kelp is a good thing to be growing in the ocean because it

a)

absorbs carbon dioxide

b)

absorbs oxygen

15.

A pH of 7 is considered

a)

acidic

b)

basic

c)

neutral

16.

A pH of 4 is considered

a)

acidic

b)

basic

c)

neutral

17.

A pH of 9 is considered

a)

acidic

b)

basic

c)

neutral

18.

The shells of clams and other shellfish will not form if the ocean water is too

a)

acidic

b)

basic

19.

As more carbon dioxide is added to the oceans, what will happen to the acidity?

a)

It will become more acidic

b)

It will become less acidic

20.

Green crabs do or do not like warm ocean waters?

a)

do

b)

don't

21.

Lobsters do or don't like warm ocean waters

a)

do

b)

don't

22.

Green crabs are a predator or prey of soft-shelled clams?

a)

predator

b)

prey

23.

These organisms can filter up to 50 gallons of seawater each day

a)

clams

b)

mussels

c)

green crabs

d)

oysters

24.

Green crabs are easily identifiable because they have this many spikes

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

e)

7

25.

The pH of ocean water is about

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8