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Unit 5 Test

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Fill in the missing taxonomy groups: Domain __ Phylum __ Order__Genus__

a)

Kingdom, Class, Family, Species

b)

Class, Kingdom, Family, Species

c)

Species, Kingdom, Family, Class

d)

Kingdom, Family, Class, Species

2.

Binomial Nomenclature is a naming system consisting of the organisms...

a)

Genus and Species

b)

Domain and Kingdom

c)

Kingdom and Domain

d)

Species and Genus

3.

What genus do Tursiops truncatus (bottlenose dolphins) belong to?

a)

eukarya

b)

truncatus

c)

Tursiops

d)

delphinidae

4.

Organisms in domain bacteria are categorized by their

a)

size

b)

cell wall

c)

color

d)

shape

5.

Which of the following are not found in domain eukarya

a)

plants

b)

archaebacteria

c)

animals

d)

protists

6.

Diatoms are examples of phytoplanktonic protists with shells made of

a)

calcium carbonate

b)

chitin

c)

cellulose

d)

silica

7.

Marine algae belongs to which kingdom in domain eukarya?

a)

Plantae

b)

Fungi

c)

Animalia

d)

Protista

8.

Which of the following is not a type of algae?

a)

yellow algae

b)

brown algae

c)

red algae

d)

green algae

9.

Marine plants provide all of the following benefits except....

a)

elimination of pests

b)

prevention of erosion

c)

food source for higher trophic levels

d)

shelter for small organism

e)

provide oxygen and reduce carbon dioxide

10.

Sea grasses are able to anchor themselves in the underwater sediment despite wave action thanks to horizontal roots called...

a)

Cord grass

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Rhizomes

d)

Prop roots

11.

The main similarity between algae and marine plants is that the both

a)

generate carbon dioxide

b)

are consumers

c)

have vascular tissue

d)

do photosynthesis

12.

What is the largest species of brown algae that creates giant underwater forests off the coast of California?

a)

Nori

b)

Eel Grass

c)

Sea lettuce

d)

Kelp

13.

Foraminiferans and Radiolarians belong to a subkingdom of protists called

a)

chryophyta

b)

porifera

c)

protozoa

d)

ciliophora

14.

Chalk comes from the shells of forams which is made of..

a)

chitin

b)

calcium carbonate

c)

silica

d)

cellulose

15.

What encrusting animal lives in colonies of little boxes, as seen in the picture

a)

green algae

b)

bryozoa

c)

radiolarians

d)

dinoflagellates

16.

Which of the following would be considered temporary zooplankton

a)

Crab larvae (zoea)

b)

Diatoms

c)

Foraminiferans

d)

Dinoflagellates

17.

Organisms that are permanently anchored/ non-moving are called...

a)

producers

b)

sessile

c)

plankton

d)

nekton

18.

Sponges lack all of the following structures except

a)

egg cells

b)

mouth

c)

brain

d)

heart

19.

What are the little holes on the side of a sponge

a)

ostia

b)

osculum

c)

spongin

d)

spicules

20.

The hard 'skeleton' part of sponges is called

a)

spongin

b)

spicules

c)

collar cells

d)

ostia

21.

What phylum do sponges belong in

a)

chryophyta

b)

pyrrophyta

c)

rotiferia

d)

porifera

22.

Which algae structure is used to anchor the algae to the sea floor?

a)

Stipe

b)

Holdfast

c)

Blade

d)

Agar

23.

Which algae structure is leaf-like and helps increase surface area for photosynthesis?

a)

Stipe

b)

Holdfast

c)

Blade

d)

Agar

24.

Which of these organisms does not do photosynthesis?

a)

Diatoms

b)

Algae

c)

Sponges

d)

Sea grass

25.

Which of these is not considered planktonic

a)

Diatoms

b)

Dinoflagellates

c)

Sargasssum seaweed

d)

Kelp

e)

Radiolarians

26.

Which of these zooplankton is an animal

a)

copepod

b)

dinoflagellate

c)

Radiolarian

d)

Foraminiferan

27.

Which of these is not made of silica

a)

Diatom Shells

b)

Some Sponge Spicules

c)

Radiolarian Shells

d)

Seashells