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All in One Marine Bio Q2 Review

Total questions: 240

Worksheet time: 3hrs 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which part of the Mollusk body is specialized for burrowing, feeding, and movement?
a)
trochophores
b)
visceral mass
c)
mantle
d)
foot
2.
What type of symmetry do MOST mollusks have?
a)
Bilateral
b)
Radial
c)
Circular
d)
Asymmetrical
3.
Which class of Mollusks include squid, cuttlefish and octopus?
a)
Gastropods
b)
Bivalves
c)
Caphalopods
4.
Which class of Mollusks includes snails, slugs, or nudibranches?
a)
Cephalapods
b)
Bivalves
c)
Gastropods
5.
Which of the following is an example of a crustacean?
a)
squid
b)
crab
c)
earth worm
d)
bumble bee
6.
What echinoderm is this?
a)
sea lily 
b)
sea urchin 
c)
sea cucumber 
d)
sand dollar 
7.
all have radial symmetry
a)
univalve
b)
bivalve
c)
head-footed
d)
echinoderms
8.
Animals are _________, which means they cannot make their own food.
a)
heterotrophs
b)
autotrophs
9.
What is an example of a echinoderm?
a)
insects
b)
dogs
c)
sea urchin
d)
sponge
10.
What are the two major groups of animals?
a)
invertebrates and vertebrates
b)
genus and species
c)
autotrophs and heterotrophs
d)
internal and external
11.
True or false. An echinoderm has a tube like body with segments.
a)
False
b)
True
12.
What is a autotroph?
a)
organism that cannot make their own food
b)
organism that can make their own food
13.
Sponges have ______ which are holes that that water pass through to help them feed and eliminate waste.
a)
arms
b)
backbones
c)
skeleton
d)
pores
14.
This is an example of a _____.
a)
Sea star
b)
sea urchin
c)
sea cucumber
d)
brittle star
15.
What do invertebrates not have?
a)
backbones
b)
exoskeleton
c)
blood
d)
reproduce
16.
One characteristic of animals is that their bodies are ________.
a)
insects
b)
multicellular
c)
bugs
d)
unicellular
17.
Cephalopods move quickly by
a)
using jet propulsion
b)
creeping on their muscular foot
c)
digging into the sand
d)
waving their tentacles to swim
18.
Phylum Porifera is known as 
a)
"stinging cells"
b)
"Tentacles"
c)
"Cleaners"
d)
"Sponges"
19.
Phylum Cnidaria is known as 
a)
"stinging cells"
b)
"Tentacles"
c)
"Cleaners"
d)
"Sponges"
20.
Which class of Mollusks include clams, oysters, and mussels?
a)
Gastropods
b)
Bivalves
c)
Cephalopods
d)
Arthropods
21.
To which group of mollusks does this animal belong?
a)
Class Gastropoda
b)
Class Bivalvia
c)
Class Cephalopoda
d)
Class Polyplacophora
22.
What type of symmetry do sponges (Porifera) have?
a)
asymmetry
b)
radial
c)
bilateral 
d)
medial
23.
Which is not a main class within the phylum of mollusca?
a)
crustacean 
b)
cephalopod
c)
gastropod
d)
bivalve
24.
When a jellyfish attacks its prey, it uses stinging cells called...
a)
Colloblasts 
b)
Stingers
c)
Cnidocytes
d)
Blastoscytes 
25.
What surrounds the mouth of cnidarians?
a)
arms
b)
combs
c)
tentacles
d)
spines
26.
cells have sticky, funnel-shaped collar to collect food particles and a flagellum that creates a water current
a)
amoebocyte
b)
ostiocyte
c)
pinacocyte
d)
choanocyte
27.
skeleton structures made of silica or calcium carbonate 
a)
spicules
b)
spongin
c)
sessile
d)
something
28.

Which invertebrate group below is describes as being the simplest of all the invertebrates with pores that are lined with specialized cells to obtain their resources?

a)

Segmented worms

b)

mollusks

c)

echinoderms

d)

sponges

29.

You have observed an animal that lives in the water that has an hard outer covering, a segmented body and jointed legs. In which group of invertebrates would you classify this animal?

a)

Echinoderms

b)

Arthropods

c)

Mollusks

d)

Segmented Worms

30.

What best explains or defines an exoskeleton?

a)

a system of support outside an animal’s body

b)

an animal that has a backbone

c)

an animal that does not have a backbone

d)

a skeleton that is within an animal’s body

31.

Which structure for movement is a characteristic of some Mollusk?

a)

stinging tentacles

b)

pores for obtaining food

c)

jointed legs

d)

a thick muscular foot

32.

Which picture shows an example of an animal with an exoskeleton?

a)
b)
c)
d)
33.

Which animal below moves with the aid of tube feet and has “spiny skin"?

a)
b)
c)
d)
34.

Which animal below uses specialized cells to sting its prey

a)
b)
c)
d)
35.

Which group of invertebrates is a non-predatory filter feeder?

a)

Sponge

b)

Insects

c)

Echinoderms

d)

Segmented worms

36.

Which type of invertebrate has a simple nervous system, a digestive tube that runs the length of their body and blood flowing in vessels?

a)

Mollusks

b)

Segmented Worms

c)

Sponges

d)

Echinoderms

37.

Which group of invertebrates is known for its radial symmetry?

a)

Cnidarians

b)

Arthropods

c)

Sponges

d)

Mollusks

38.

A new species of animal is discovered. It moves using a strong muscular foot, it lives in salt water, and

it has a shell surrounding its soft body. In which group of invertebrates should scientists place this new animal?

a)

Mollusks

b)

Segmented Worms

c)

Echinoderms

d)

Sponges

39.

Which invertebrate animal has the ability to camouflage itself and eject ink to protect its soft body

a)

Octopus

b)

Jellyfish

c)

Clam

d)

Earthworm

40.

This group contains an organism with both female and male parts. The organisms compete to be the father of the offspring.

a)

Porifera

b)

Platyhelminthes

c)

Arthropoda

d)

Mollusca

41.
A birds nearly hollow bones help it to
a)
store extra oxygen
b)
deliver oxygen to its cells
c)
be lightweight in the air
d)
defend itself against predators
42.
Why is plastic used so much?
a)
it is rigid.
b)
is is flexible.
c)
it is expensive.
d)
it is cheap and versatile.
43.

What is endangering the Laysan Albatross?

a)

They are mistaking bits of plastic as food.

b)

They are eating squid.

c)

They are eating too much chocolate.

d)

They are able to get lots of nutrients from plastic pieces.

44.

Why are Laysan Albatross heading towards extinction?

a)

People aren't recycling and they are allowing trash to get in the ocean

b)

People are recycling and not allowing trash to get in the ocean

c)

The Laysan Albatross are not recycling and they are allowing trash to get in the ocean.

d)

They can easily tell the difference between a piece of squid and a piece of plastic.

45.

True or False: Birds DON'T TAKE care of their BABIES.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

What food source might the Laysan Albatross be mistaking plastic for?

a)

Plankton

b)

Squid

c)

Oysters

d)

Shrimp

47.

Seabirds belong to

a)

Class Chordata

b)

Class Mammalia

c)

Class Aves

d)

Class Porifera

48.

Wading birds are characterized by

a)

Long necks, round heads, wide beaks, webbed feet

b)

Short necks, long legs, flexible feet and wide beaks

c)

Long necks, long legs, long toes and long beaks

d)

Short necks, round heads, long beaks and webbed feet

49.

Which of the following are adaptations that help birds live out at sea?

a)

Webbed feet, bright plumage, short wings

b)

Webbed feet, countershading, streamlined heads and bills

c)

Long legs, bright plumage, thick beaks

d)

Sharp talons, countershading, long necks

50.

This bird is a

a)

Wading bird

b)

Shorebird

c)

Seabird

51.

This is a

a)

Wading Bird

b)

Shorebird

c)

Seabird

52.

Penguins are flightless seabirds

a)

True

b)

False

53.

Penguins and killer whales are good friends.

a)

True

b)

False

54.

Do penguins lay eggs?

a)

YES

b)

NO

55.

What are baby penguins called?

a)

chicks

b)

pups

c)

pingus

56.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of birds?

a)

forelimbs modified into wings

b)

heart with divided ventricle

c)

warm-blooded

d)

lightweight bones

57.

SEA BIRDS lay _________________________.

a)

Pointed eggs

b)

Soft Jelly-Like eggs

c)

Leathery/ Rubbery Eggs

d)

Rounded eggs

58.

Where do tubenose birds, like the albatross, mostly live?

a)

By the shore

b)

Out at sea

c)

On land

d)

In trees

59.

Seabirds can drink salt water. How do they excrete the extra salt?

a)

A gland near their nostril

b)

A gland near their eyes

c)

In their urine

d)

In their sweat

60.

How many babies do seabirds have each season?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

10

61.

This is a picture of

a)

gannets

b)

albatross

c)

boobies

d)

penguins

62.

This feeding method is known as

a)

plunging

b)

pursuit diving

c)

scavenging

d)

kleptoparasitism

63.

Birds that steal food from other animals are using the feeding method of

a)

plunging

b)

pursuit diving

c)

scavenging

d)

kleptoparasitism

64.

What do a marine bird's feathers protect it from?

a)

being cold and wet

b)

being hungry

c)

predators

65.

The

______________

, such as penguins and pelicans, live throughout the oceans and travel great distances across the sea. The ______________, including sandpipers and oystercatchers, have a greater dependency on terrestrial locations for breeding and feeding.


Choices(be exact) - Sea birds Shorebirds

(a)  

66.

Birds are

a)

Endothermic

b)

Ectothermic

c)

Independent

67.

they are the first group of vertebrates capable of regulating and maintaining a constant body temperature,________of their surroundings

a)

Independent

b)

Dependent

c)

Endothermic

68.

An albatross can live up to ____________years compared to the three to five year life span of a sparrow

a)

20

b)

30

c)

40

d)

50

69.

What causes birds to have a variety of beak sizes and shapes?

a)

food

b)

environment

c)

predators

d)

ecosystems

70.

How do shorebirds forage for food?

a)

Walk quickly in shallow water chasing fish

b)

Dive out of the air into the water after a fish

c)

Stand still or walk very slowly in the water waiting for prey

d)

Poking their beaks into the sand for crabs and worms

71.

Some seabirds, like albatross, have a long wingspan to soar over the ocean. Other seabirds have:

a)

flippers instead of wings

b)

short wings to help them swim

c)

Feet only

72.
A birds nearly hollow bones help it to
a)
store extra oxygen
b)
deliver oxygen to its cells
c)
be lightweight in the air
d)
defend itself against predators
73.
Why is plastic used so much?
a)
it is rigid.
b)
is is flexible.
c)
it is expensive.
d)
it is cheap and versatile.
74.

What is endangering the Laysan Albatross?

a)

They are mistaking bits of plastic as food.

b)

They are eating squid.

c)

They are eating too much chocolate.

d)

They are able to get lots of nutrients from plastic pieces.

75.

Why are Laysan Albatross heading towards extinction?

a)

People aren't recycling and they are allowing trash to get in the ocean

b)

People are recycling and not allowing trash to get in the ocean

c)

The Laysan Albatross are not recycling and they are allowing trash to get in the ocean.

d)

They can easily tell the difference between a piece of squid and a piece of plastic.

76.

True or False: Birds DON'T TAKE care of their BABIES.

a)

True

b)

False

77.

What food source might the Laysan Albatross be mistaking plastic for?

a)

Plankton

b)

Squid

c)

Oysters

d)

Shrimp

78.

Seabirds belong to

a)

Class Chordata

b)

Class Mammalia

c)

Class Aves

d)

Class Porifera

79.

Wading birds are characterized by

a)

Long necks, round heads, wide beaks, webbed feet

b)

Short necks, long legs, flexible feet and wide beaks

c)

Long necks, long legs, long toes and long beaks

d)

Short necks, round heads, long beaks and webbed feet

80.

Which of the following are adaptations that help birds live out at sea?

a)

Webbed feet, bright plumage, short wings

b)

Webbed feet, countershading, streamlined heads and bills

c)

Long legs, bright plumage, thick beaks

d)

Sharp talons, countershading, long necks

81.

This bird is a

a)

Wading bird

b)

Shorebird

c)

Seabird

82.

This is a

a)

Wading Bird

b)

Shorebird

c)

Seabird

83.

Penguins are flightless seabirds

a)

True

b)

False

84.

Penguins and killer whales are good friends.

a)

True

b)

False

85.

Do penguins lay eggs?

a)

YES

b)

NO

86.

What are baby penguins called?

a)

chicks

b)

pups

c)

pingus

87.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of birds?

a)

forelimbs modified into wings

b)

heart with divided ventricle

c)

warm-blooded

d)

lightweight bones

88.

SEA BIRDS lay _________________________.

a)

Pointed eggs

b)

Soft Jelly-Like eggs

c)

Leathery/ Rubbery Eggs

d)

Rounded eggs

89.

Where do tubenose birds, like the albatross, mostly live?

a)

By the shore

b)

Out at sea

c)

On land

d)

In trees

90.

Seabirds can drink salt water. How do they excrete the extra salt?

a)

A gland near their nostril

b)

A gland near their eyes

c)

In their urine

d)

In their sweat

91.

How many babies do seabirds have each season?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

10

92.

This is a picture of

a)

gannets

b)

albatross

c)

boobies

d)

penguins

93.

This feeding method is known as

a)

plunging

b)

pursuit diving

c)

scavenging

d)

kleptoparasitism

94.

Birds that steal food from other animals are using the feeding method of

a)

plunging

b)

pursuit diving

c)

scavenging

d)

kleptoparasitism

95.

What do a marine bird's feathers protect it from?

a)

being cold and wet

b)

being hungry

c)

predators

96.

The

______________

, such as penguins and pelicans, live throughout the oceans and travel great distances across the sea. The ______________, including sandpipers and oystercatchers, have a greater dependency on terrestrial locations for breeding and feeding.


Choices(be exact) - Sea birds Shorebirds

(a)  

97.

Birds are

a)

Endothermic

b)

Ectothermic

c)

Independent

98.

they are the first group of vertebrates capable of regulating and maintaining a constant body temperature,________of their surroundings

a)

Independent

b)

Dependent

c)

Endothermic

99.

An albatross can live up to ____________years compared to the three to five year life span of a sparrow

a)

20

b)

30

c)

40

d)

50

100.

What causes birds to have a variety of beak sizes and shapes?

a)

food

b)

environment

c)

predators

d)

ecosystems

101.

How do shorebirds forage for food?

a)

Walk quickly in shallow water chasing fish

b)

Dive out of the air into the water after a fish

c)

Stand still or walk very slowly in the water waiting for prey

d)

Poking their beaks into the sand for crabs and worms

102.

Some seabirds, like albatross, have a long wingspan to soar over the ocean. Other seabirds have:

a)

flippers instead of wings

b)

short wings to help them swim

c)

Feet only

103.

What do a marine bird's feathers protect it from?

a)

being cold and wet

b)

predators

c)

being hungry

104.

These types of feathers are fluffy and used for warmth

a)

contour

b)

down

c)

powder

d)

spiny

105.

Seabirds belong to

a)

Class Chordata

b)

Class Mammalia

c)

Class Aves

d)

Class Porifera

106.

The

______________

, such as penguins and pelicans, live throughout the oceans and travel great distances across the sea. The ______________, including sandpipers and oystercatchers, have a greater dependency on terrestrial locations for breeding and feeding.


Choices(be exact) - Sea birds Shorebirds

(a)  

107.

Birds are


a)

endothermic

b)

exothermic

c)

independent

108.

they are the first group of vertebrates capable of regulating and maintaining a constant body temperature,________of their surroundings

a)

Independent

b)

dependent

c)

endothermic

109.

An albatross can live up to ____________years compared to the three to five year life span of a sparrow

a)

20

b)

30

c)

40

d)

50

110.

Sea birds have a _____________ capable of excreting salt from seawater and food

a)

feathers

b)

salt gland

c)

stomach

d)

beak

111.

Most sea birds breed and nest in _____________ colonies

a)

great

b)

small

112.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of birds?

a)

forelimbs modified into wings

b)

forelimbs modified into wings

c)

ectothermic metabolism

d)

lightweight bones

113.

What causes birds to have a variety of beak sizes and shapes?

a)

food

b)

predators

c)

environment

d)

ecosystems

114.

By looking at its feet, I can tell that this bird can ________________

a)

swim in water

b)

rip its prey apart

c)

hold on to a branch

115.

How do shorebirds forage for food?

a)

Walk quickly in shallow water chasing fish

b)

Dive out of the air into the water after a fish

c)

Stand still or walk very slowly in the water waiting for prey

d)

Poking their beaks into the sand for crabs and worms

116.

Seabirds can drink salt water. How do they excrete the extra salt?

a)

A duct near their nostril

b)

A duct near their eyes

c)

In their urine

d)

In their sweat

117.

Some seabirds, like albatross, have a long wingspan to soar over the ocean. Other seabirds have:

a)

flippers instead of wings

b)

short wings to help them swim

c)

Feet only

118.
Dolphins navigate, communicate and socialize through the use of
a)
Sonar, sound or squeaky whistles, and touch
b)
Through GPS, wireless and text messaging
c)
Sounds that they learn from humans
d)
Sensory nerves located in their fins
119.
The Cove, the movie, takes place in
a)
Hollywood
b)
Pensacola, Florida
c)
Taiji, Japan
d)
Covington, Louisiana
120.
When an organism ingests toxins that build up or accumulate over time, the  process is called
a)
Bioaccumulation
b)
Biodegradable
c)
Industrial Pollution
d)
Adaptation
121.
State agencies and others recommend limiting the amount of some fish that you eat because  a. b. c. d. 
a)
Sushi vendors charge too much money
b)
The BP Oil disaster in the Gulf contaminated all the fish
c)
Fish caught without state permits is not safe
d)
When humans eat larger sized fish and larger portions, the toxins are magnified in our bodies
122.
What do you call a baby dolphin or whale? a. b.  c. 
a)
Calf 
b)
Cub
c)
Chick 
d)
Sham Wow
123.
Which country currently has the most captive dolphins and whales? 
a)
Japan
b)
India
c)
USA 
d)
Mali
124.
How did the fisherman trap the dolphins
a)
Hammering poles
b)
Trumpets
c)
Fish food
d)
SCUBA with Knives
125.
What is this animal?
a)
dolphin
b)
porpoise
c)
narwhal
d)
beluga
126.
Rows of horn-like plates that project from the upper jaws of filter-feeding whales are called
a)
barnacles
b)
callosites
c)
baleen
d)
throat folds
127.
The order of Cetaceans are all
a)
ovooparous
b)
oviviviparous
c)
viviparous
d)
it varies from Cetacean to Cetacean
128.
All Cetaceans are carnivores.
a)
True
b)
False
129.
The largest of all the toothed whales is the 
a)
Blue Whale
b)
Narwhal
c)
Gray Whale
d)
Sperm Whale
130.
The largest of all the Cetaceans is the
a)
Blue Whale
b)
Sperm Whale
c)
Killer Whale
d)
Humpback Whale
131.
The two main groups of whales are the toothed whales and the
a)
gummy whales
b)
porpoises
c)
baleen whales
d)
bubba whales
132.
The pathway for air to come in and out of the whale is the 
a)
blowhole
b)
air sac muscles
c)
nasal plug
d)
lower jaw
133.
Part of the Cetacean that receives the clicks and sends them to the inner ear
a)
melon
b)
blowhole
c)
nasal pugs
d)
lower jaw
134.

How long do sperm whale calves suckle for?

a)

6 months

b)

3 years

c)

13 years

d)

30 years

135.

The Titanic song produced by sperm whales is produced by a structure in the head called...

a)

monkey's ears

b)

monkey’s lips

c)

meerkat's nose

d)

squirrel's tail

136.

How did the sperm whale get its name?

a)

because it has a large quantity of male sex cells

b)

because its head contains an enormous fluid-filled sac called spermaceti

c)

because their body shape is similar to that of male sex cells

d)

because their body shape is streamlined

137.

Dolphins and whales have a belly button

a)

True

b)

False

138.

Dolphins are small whales

a)

True

b)

False

139.

Mysteciti are

a)

carnivorous hunters

b)

filter feeders

140.

Which animal makes the loudest sound of all living creatures?

a)

Bottlenose Dolphin

b)

Blue Whale

c)

Humpback Whale

d)

Sperm Whale

141.

Odontoceti are

a)

accomplished preadators

b)

filter feeders

142.

In the sperm whale dissection, we learned that the sperm whale died from

a)

a boat propeller injury

b)

a fight with a giant squid

c)

starvation and dehydration

d)

old age

143.
Which uses their front flippers to swim?
a)
sea lions
b)
seals
144.
Which uses their back flippers to swim?
a)
sea lions
b)
seals
145.
Which does not have external ear flaps?
a)
seals
b)
sea lions
c)
fur seals
146.
Which has external ear flaps?
a)
sea lions
b)
seals
147.
Which has fur covering their front flippers?
a)
sea lions
b)
seals
c)
walruses
148.
Which has long front flippers and can swing their hind flippers forward to walk on land?
a)
sea lions
b)
seals
c)
walruses
149.
Which is NOT true about marine mammals?
a)
They have hair.
b)
They are endothermic
c)
They can breathe underwater.
d)
They feed their babies milk.
150.
Adult walruses have ______. These long teeth never stop growing. 
a)
ears
b)
tusks
151.
Walruses like to eat _______.
a)
crabs
b)
clams
c)
fish
d)
seals
152.
Walruses live in the ____. Winters there are long and cold.
a)
Arctic
b)
Amazon
c)
Antarctic
153.
Which animal loves to hunt seals the most?
a)
sea lions
b)
baleen whales
c)
polar bears
d)
orca whales
154.
Which animal belongs to Family Odobenidae?
a)
seals
b)
sea lions
c)
fur seals
d)
walruses
155.
Which animal belongs to the family Otariidae and has 15 species?
a)
seals
b)
sea lions and fur seals
c)
walruses
156.
Which animal belongs to the family Phocidae and has 19 species?
a)
seals
b)
sea lions and fur seals
c)
walruses
157.
What animal is this?
a)
seal
b)
sea lion
c)
walrus
158.
What animal is this?
a)
seal
b)
sea lion
c)
walrus
159.
What animal is this?
a)
seal
b)
sea lion
c)
walrus
160.
What animal is this?
a)
seal
b)
sea lion
c)
walrus
d)
fur seal
161.
What animal is this?
a)
seal
b)
sea lion
c)
walrus
162.
What group do sea lions, fur seals, seals and walruses belong to?
a)
Cetacean
b)
Fissiped
c)
Pinniped
d)
Sirenian
163.
Plankton that uses photosynthesis:
a)
Phytoplankton
b)
Zooplankton
164.
Diatoms are: 
a)
Phytoplankton
b)
Zooplankton
165.
Dinoflagellates can cause __________ which is toxic to fish, shellfish and humans.
a)
Green TIde
b)
Red Tide
c)
Malaria
d)
Algal Bloom
166.
Phytoplankton are associated with the photic zone because they rely on the sun for the process of:
a)
Respiration
b)
Photosynthesis
c)
Chemosynthesis
d)
Heterotrophs
167.
What are tiny organisms that float near the surface of the water?
a)
plankton
b)
organisms
c)
abiotic factor
d)
insects
168.
Which best describes the source of oxygen in ocean water?
a)
Oxygen is produced by marine plants in the process of making food.
b)

Oxygen is produced through the exhalations of marine animals.
c)

Oxygen is produced through precipitation falling on the ocean.
d)
Oxygen is produced by nodules on the ocean floor.
169.
Which is a kind of phytoplankton?
a)
 lion’s mane jellyfish
b)
sea butterfly 
c)
algae
d)
copepod 
170.
An organism that derives nourishment from other organisms because it is unable to synthesize its own food molecules.
a)
Autotroph
b)
Heterotroph
c)
Phytoplankton
d)
Meroplankton
171.
What is the term used to describe a sudden increase in phytoplankton growth? 
a)
A Spring
b)
A Migration
c)
A Bloom
d)
A Flower
172.
What is the name of this organism?
a)
coccolithophore
b)
cyanobacteria
c)
dinoflagellate
d)
diatom
173.

What eats phytoplankton?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Zooplankton

c)

Mammals

d)

Humans

174.

Zooplankton are all of the following except:

a)

krill

b)

copepods

c)

dinoflagellates

d)

jellies

175.

What organism(s) are pictured here?

a)

Diatom

b)

Dinoflagellate

c)

Zooplankton

d)

Nekton

176.

What organism(s) are pictured here?

a)

Diatom

b)

Dinoflagellate

c)

Zooplankton

d)

Nekton

177.

What organism(s) are pictured here?

a)

Diatoms

b)

Dinoflagellates

c)

Zooplankton

d)

Nekton

178.

What organism(s) are pictured here?

a)

Diatoms

b)

Dinoflagellates

c)

Zooplankton

d)

Nekton

179.

The larvae of crabs and krill belong to which group of plankton?

a)

Phytoplankton

b)

Zooplankton

c)

Holoplankton

d)

None of the above

180.

What do dinoflagellates use to move?

a)

cilia

b)

fins

c)

flagella

d)

spines

181.

Which of the following are primary producers?

a)

Diatoms and Dinoflagellates

b)

Radiolarians and Zooplankton

c)

Baleen whales

d)

Small fish that get eaten by larger fish

182.

What silica-coated organism(s) are pictured here?

a)

Diatoms

b)

Dinoflagellates

c)

Zooplankton

d)

Nekton

183.

Animal members of the plankton community.

a)

Phytoplankton

b)

Meroplankton

c)

Holoplankton

d)

Zooplankton

184.

Which are there more of, zooplankton or phytoplankton?

a)

Phytoplankton

b)

Zooplankton

c)

Both

185.

Which organism is at the base of a marine food web?

a)

crab

b)

phytoplankton

c)

whale

d)

zooplankton

186.

When a population of plankton explodes, the event is called...

a)

Bump

b)

Balloon

c)

Bomb

d)

Bloom

187.

Red tides are caused by .. .

a)

Krill

b)

Jellyfish

c)

Man "O" War

d)

Dinoflagellates

188.

All phytoplankton are ...

a)

autotrophic

b)

heterotrophic

c)

meroplankton

d)

macroplankton

189.

Based on the Greek work for "wanderer"

a)

Plankton

b)

Dinoflagellate

c)

Coccolithophore

d)

Diatom

190.

Considered a "mixotroph"

a)

Plankton

b)

Dinoflagellate

c)

Coccolithophore

d)

Diatom

191.

Calcium carbonate shell

a)

Plankton

b)

Dinoflagellate

c)

Coccolithophore

d)

Diatom

192.

Used in cat litter and silica gels

a)

Plankton

b)

Dinoflagellate

c)

Coccolithophore

d)

Diatom

193.
Which of the following is not a major group of fish?
a)
cartilaginous
b)
jawless
c)
bony
d)
dolphin
194.
What are vertebrates?
a)
Animals with a backbone
b)
Animals without a backbone
c)
Fish
d)
All types of animals
195.
What is a shark's adaptation to maintain neutral buoyancy?
a)
Fluid in the ears
b)
 Gas filled bladder
c)
Large oily liver
d)
Nictitating membrane
196.
Sharks have 4 to 5 pairs of gills
a)
True
b)
False
197.
Sharks PURPOSELY attack humans
a)
true
b)
false
198.

What is the special electroreceptor organs near the shark's nose called?

a)

Ampullae of Lorenzini

b)

electro fields

c)

placoid scales

d)

nose hairs

199.

How long have sharks been on the Earth?

a)

65 million years

b)

50 thousand years

c)

300 million years

d)

30 million year

200.

A fish whose body is composed entirely of cartilage is

a)

Cartilagenous

b)

Tunicate

c)

Protochordate

d)

Dendrite

201.

The fusiform body shape means:

a)

flattened

b)

torpedo shaped

c)

snake-like

202.

Sharks teeth are made of

a)

scales

b)

bone

c)

hair

d)

carbs

203.

Hagfish are highly effective

a)

predators

b)

reproducers

c)

scavengers

d)

swimmers

204.

Lampreys and Hagfish are part of the group

a)

osteoichthyes

b)

chondrichthyes

c)

agnatha

d)

diatoma

205.

How many species of lamprey live in Alabama?

(a)  

206.

Rays and skates have enlarged_________attached to their head

a)

caudal fin

b)

pelvic fin

c)

pectoral fin

d)

spines

207.

Rays are hunted for their

a)

fins

b)

gills

c)

stingers

d)

gill rakers

208.

The back of a shark's eye is a crystal-like surface

a)

True

b)

False

209.

Sharks belong to a group of fish called chondrichthyes

a)

True

b)

False

210.

Shark eggs are fertilized internally.

a)

True

b)

False

211.

How many species of rays and skates exist?

a)

300 million

b)

25,000

c)

600

d)

250

212.

a shark that produces offspring without a male has committed

a)

oviparity

b)

oviviparity

c)

parthenogenesis

d)

intrauterine cannibalism

213.

If you eat your siblings in the womb you have committed

a)

oviparity

b)

oviviparity

c)

parthenogenesis

d)

intrauterine cannibalism

214.

Lateral lines detect changes in

a)

light

b)

water pressure

c)

electrical charges

d)

scent

215.

Sharks swim with their__________fins.

a)

pectoral

b)

pelvic

c)

dorsal

d)

caudal

216.
_______________ is when an animal blends into its environment.
a)
camouflage
b)
mimicry
c)
warning coloration
217.
What fins are found near the gills and are responsible for steering and direction?
a)
pelvic fins
b)
pectoral fins
c)
caudal fin
d)
dorsal fin
218.
What fin is found at the posterior region of a fish and is responsible for moving the fish forward?
a)
pelvic fins
b)
pectoral fins
c)
caudal fin
d)
dorsal fin
219.
What fin is found on the back of a fish and is responsible for keeping the fish from rolling from side-to-side?
a)
pelvic fins
b)
pectoral fins
c)
caudal fin
d)
dorsal fin
220.
What structure helps bony fish maintain buoyancy?
a)
squalene
b)
liver
c)
swim bladder
d)
bile
221.

This part of the fish may be classified as Caudal, Pectoral or Dorsal.

a)

swim bladder

b)

lateral line

c)

gills

d)

fins

222.

#3 is the ______ fin

a)

dorsal

b)

lateral

c)

anterior

d)

bottom

223.

What is composed of bony plates and protects bony fish gills?

a)

Gill rakers

b)

Gill arches

c)

Operculum

d)

Gill slits

224.

Fish that live in the open ocean have dark backs, silvery sides and a white belly; this is know as

a)

Cryptic coloration

b)

Counter shading

c)

Disruptive coloration

d)

Warning coloration

225.

Are fish vertebrates or invertebrates?

a)

Vertebrates

b)

Invertebrates

226.

Lungs are to mammals as _____________ are to fish.

a)

gills

b)

feet

c)

antennae

d)

scales

227.

What type of camouflage is the penguin displaying?

a)

aposematic coloration

b)

countershading

c)

disruptive coloration

d)

mimicry

228.

Gills allow fish to:

a)

take water from the air

b)

take oxygen from water

c)

climb trees

229.

This body is

a)

anguilliform

b)

globiform

c)

taeniform

d)

fusiform

230.

This body is

a)

anguilliform

b)

globiform

c)

taeniform

d)

fusiform

231.

This giant oarfish body is

a)

anguilliform

b)

globiform

c)

taeniform

d)

fusiform

232.

This tuna has a ______ body shape, which is best for cruising the open ocean.

a)

fusiform

b)

taeniform

c)

globiform

d)

anguilliform

233.

This angelfish body is depressiform

a)

True

b)

False

234.

This flounder body is depressiform

a)

True

b)

False

235.

This fish has which kind of mouth?

a)

Superior

b)

Terminal

c)

Inferior

236.

This fish has which kind of mouth?

a)

Superior

b)

Terminal

c)

Inferior

237.

This fish has which kind of mouth?

a)

Superior

b)

Terminal

c)

Inferior

238.

What is the best coloration choice for the animal pictured?

a)

mimicry

b)

countershading

c)

disruptive coloration

d)

advertising

239.

Mouth brooding is when a fish

a)

eats their young

b)

protects their young

240.

Fish that give birth to live young are

a)

oviparous

b)

viviparous

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