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WorksheetsUnit 5 Test
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
Fill in the missing taxonomy groups: Domain __ Phylum __ Order__Genus__
Kingdom, Class, Family, Species
Class, Kingdom, Family, Species
Species, Kingdom, Family, Class
Kingdom, Family, Class, Species
Binomial Nomenclature is a naming system consisting of the organisms...
Genus and Species
Domain and Kingdom
Kingdom and Domain
Species and Genus
What genus do Tursiops truncatus (bottlenose dolphins) belong to?
eukarya
truncatus
Tursiops
delphinidae
Organisms in domain bacteria are categorized by their
size
cell wall
color
shape
Which of the following are not found in domain eukarya
plants
archaebacteria
animals
protists
Diatoms are examples of phytoplanktonic protists with shells made of
calcium carbonate
chitin
cellulose
silica
Marine algae belongs to which kingdom in domain eukarya?
Plantae
Fungi
Animalia
Protista
Which of the following is not a type of algae?
yellow algae
brown algae
red algae
green algae
Marine plants provide all of the following benefits except....
elimination of pests
prevention of erosion
food source for higher trophic levels
shelter for small organism
provide oxygen and reduce carbon dioxide
Sea grasses are able to anchor themselves in the underwater sediment despite wave action thanks to horizontal roots called...
Cord grass
Ribosomes
Rhizomes
Prop roots
The main similarity between algae and marine plants is that the both
generate carbon dioxide
are consumers
have vascular tissue
do photosynthesis
What is the largest species of brown algae that creates giant underwater forests off the coast of California?
Nori
Eel Grass
Sea lettuce
Kelp
Foraminiferans and Radiolarians belong to a subkingdom of protists called
chryophyta
porifera
protozoa
ciliophora
Chalk comes from the shells of forams which is made of..
chitin
calcium carbonate
silica
cellulose
What encrusting animal lives in colonies of little boxes, as seen in the picture
green algae
bryozoa
radiolarians
dinoflagellates
Which of the following would be considered temporary zooplankton
Crab larvae (zoea)
Diatoms
Foraminiferans
Dinoflagellates
Organisms that are permanently anchored/ non-moving are called...
producers
sessile
plankton
nekton
Sponges lack all of the following structures except
egg cells
mouth
brain
heart
What are the little holes on the side of a sponge
ostia
osculum
spongin
spicules
The hard 'skeleton' part of sponges is called
spongin
spicules
collar cells
ostia
What phylum do sponges belong in
chryophyta
pyrrophyta
rotiferia
porifera
Which algae structure is used to anchor the algae to the sea floor?
Stipe
Holdfast
Blade
Agar
Which algae structure is leaf-like and helps increase surface area for photosynthesis?
Stipe
Holdfast
Blade
Agar
Which of these organisms does not do photosynthesis?
Diatoms
Algae
Sponges
Sea grass
Which of these is not considered planktonic
Diatoms
Dinoflagellates
Sargasssum seaweed
Kelp
Radiolarians
Which of these zooplankton is an animal
copepod
dinoflagellate
Radiolarian
Foraminiferan
Which of these is not made of silica
Diatom Shells
Some Sponge Spicules
Radiolarian Shells
Seashells
