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marine science

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 1hrs 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I have huge eyes and 3 hearts. Who am I?

(a)  

2.

Which is your favourite sea creature?

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3.

What is the largest species of Shark?

(a)  

4.

Oceanic Pelagic Zones are divided into different zones based upon how much _____________ reaches that depth of water.

a)

plant life

b)

nutrients

c)

oxygen

d)

sunlight

5.

What is the name of this sea creature?

a)

manatee

b)

sailfish

c)

whale

d)

crab

6.

What kind of fish was Dory?

a)

Tuna Fish

b)

Royal Blue Tang Fish

c)

Beta Fish

d)

Snapper Fish

7.

turtle

a)
b)
c)
d)
8.

dolphin

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

When the water temperatures mix together, it causes the water to create _____________.

a)

waves

b)

weather patterns

c)

ocean currents

d)

tsunamis

10.

crab

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.

The bathypelagic zone is also known as the ____________ zone because virtually no light reaches this zone and below.

a)

midnight

b)

sunlight

c)

twilight

d)

bright

12.

A soft sea creature with eight long arms called tentacles which it uses to catch food.

a)

Octopus

b)

Clam

c)

Heel

d)

shrimp

13.

What kind of animal is this?

a)

Octopus

b)

Clown Fish

c)

Sting Ray

d)

Shark

14.

why do we need marine biologist?

a)

they study frogs and animals in the rain forest

b)

they study ants and how strong they are.

c)

we don't need them they get payed to swim around and have fun

d)

they study marine life and give information about them to help us and the marine life stay safe.

15.

What is your favorite marine life animal?

a)

A squid

b)

A dolphin

c)

A whale

d)

A parrot

16.

Which creature has 9 hearts?

(a)  

17.

Marine animals with tusks.

a)

Shark

b)

Hammer-Shark

c)

Narwhal

d)

Elephant

18.

shark

a)
b)
c)
d)
19.

这是...

This is ...

a)

贝类 seashells

b)

海星 seastar

20.
a)

dolphin

b)

seahorse

c)

turtle

d)

octopus

21.

Marine Biology is the branch of science that investigates __________________________________________________.

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22.

This is the zone where the water is constantly changing and moving.

a)

Neritic

b)

Intertidal

c)

Oceanic

d)

Abyssal

23.

Why is the ocean important?

a)

Source of food and sustains life.

b)

Earth is the only planet with water.

c)

A source of tourist attractions.

d)

Allows us to go fishing.

24.

whale

a)
b)
c)
d)
25.

An animal that makes the loudest sound underwater.

a)

Shark

b)

Dolphin

c)

Whale

d)

Shrimp

26.

What color is an octopuses blood

a)

blue

b)

purple

c)

clear

d)

red

27.

When cold water is warmed up, it begins to _____________.

a)

turn blue

b)

rise

c)

get cloudy

d)

sink

28.

这是...

This is ...

a)

鲨鱼 shark

b)

水母 jellyfish

29.

How long can sea turtles live?

a)

5 years

b)

150 years

c)

20 years

d)

80 years

30.

What type of fish lives in a sea anemone?

a)

Clown Fish

b)

Puffer Fish

c)

Sardines

d)

Tuna Fish

31.

how many speices how not been discovered and not discovered

a)

27,000 have been

b)

15,000 have not

c)

none

d)

4

32.

This marine creature doesn't have a head, mouth, eyes. Who is it?

a)

Octopus

b)

Nemo

c)

Sponge

d)

Sea Sponge

33.

The midnight zone, can be divided into two zones: the _____________ and _____________ zones.

a)

intertidal and continental

b)

dark and darkest

c)

abyss and trench

d)

twilight and trench

34.

The ____________ provides light and life to all the plants and animals on Earth

a)

moon

b)

uranus

c)

stars

d)

sun

35.

jellyfish

a)
b)
c)
d)
36.

Animals can get trapped and entangled in big plastic items, but tiny "micro plastics" are also harmful, as marine animals often mistake them for food. What happens when animals ingest plastic?

a)

They can suffer the effects of toxins in the plas

b)

They can become very healthy

c)

They can become malnourished

d)

Chemicals from the plastic can enter the human food chain via seafood

37.

Water appears blue because it absorbs _____________ wavelengths giving the light passing through a blue tint.

a)

brighter

b)

longer

c)

shorter

d)

darker

38.

Sea anemone's best friend.

a)

Nemo

b)

Clown Fish

c)

Sea Horse

d)

Water Crab

39.

why is the ocean important

a)

The ocean produces over half of the world's oxygen and absorbs 50 times more carbon dioxide than our atmosphere

b)

we can eat fish

c)

its a great place to store are trash

d)

the ocean is not important

40.

octopus

a)
b)
c)
d)
41.

Who Is born Male, dies female?

(a)  

42.

The brightest zone of the ocean is the _____________ zone.

a)

twilight

b)

midnight

c)

light

d)

sunlight

43.

When sunlight enters ocean water, the rays of sunlight _____________ because of the density of the water.

a)

reflect

b)

bend

c)

stop

d)

twinkle

44.
How much of the earth's surface do oceans cover?
a)
60%
b)
70%
c)
80%
d)
90%
45.

The warmest water in the ocean is around _____________.

a)

the poles

b)

Australia

c)

the meridians

d)

the equator

46.

Are octopuses vertebrates or invertebrates?

a)

vertebrates

b)

invertebrates

c)

coco-vertebrates

d)

half vertebrates

47.

这是...

This is ...

a)

鲸鱼 whale

b)

海龟 turtle

48.

这是...

This is ...

a)

海星 seastar

b)

螃蟹 crab

49.

Which of the following statements is NOT true about coral reefs?

a)

Coral can grow out of the water as long as it is warm and there is plenty of sunlight.

b)

Coral can easily be damaged by storms, pollution and human activity.

c)

Reefs are found only in tropical regions of the world because corals need warm water to survive.

d)

Reefs are found only in tropical regions of the world because corals need plentiful sunlight to survive.

50.

Did you like this quiz?

a)

Definitely!

b)

Yes!

c)

Kind Of

d)

Not So Much

e)

Not At All

51.

The niche of an organism is best described as ...

a)

It's role in the community

b)

how it meets its needs for food and shelter

c)

how it survives, and how it reproduces

d)

The number of organisms in a community

52.

what is marine biology?

a)

The study of marine life

b)

The study of animals

c)

swim racing

d)

deep sea diving

53.

Earth's connected "world ocean" is typically divided into _____ named oceans.

a)

7

b)

3

c)

5

d)

4

54.

Dead and decaying material that falls through the ocean zones is sometimes referred to as "____________."

a)

ocean dust

b)

falling food

c)

marine snow

d)

mineral mist