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Seaweed

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the root-like portion of the seaweed

a)

thallus

b)

pneumatocyst

c)

stipe

d)

holdfast

e)

blades

2.

How are seaweed classified or sorted in to groups?

a)

By their pigment

b)

By their length

c)

By the water they are found in

d)

By their toxins

3.

Why are floats/bladders important for seaweed?

a)

float closer to the sun to create shade

b)

float closer to the sun to capture prey

c)

float closer to the surface to collect oxygen

d)

float closer to the sun for photosynthesis

4.

Which products contains seaweed?

a)

cosmetics

b)

dairy products - icecream, processed cheeses, yogurts

c)

fertilizers

d)

toothpaste, shampoos, etc.

e)

All of these

5.

green pigment

a)

fucoxanthin

b)

chlorophyll

c)

carotenoids

d)

phycoblins

6.

brown pigment

a)

fucoxanthin

b)

chlorophyll

c)

carotenoids

d)

phycoblins

7.

red pigment

a)

fucoxanthin

b)

chlorophyll

c)

carotenoids

d)

phycoblins

8.

What do seaweeds such as giant kelp provide beyond being a food source (primary producer)?

a)

they protect coral reefs

b)

they take salt out of the water

c)

they create a habitat for many organisms

9.

Two main reserve polysaccharide in brown seaweed

a)

alginate

b)

agar

c)

fucoidan

d)

carragenan

10.

The formal name for seaweed; multicellular algae

a)

seagrass

b)

thallaus

c)

macroalgae

d)

microalgae

11.

body of seaweed

a)

stipe

b)

macroalgae

c)

thallus

d)

blade

12.

Which seaweed can withstand the least amount of light and can grow the deepest?

a)

red

b)

brown

c)

green

d)

blue

13.

Which type of Algae has green pigments?

a)

Chlorophyta

b)

Phaeophyta

c)

Rhodophyta

d)

Merophyta

14.

Which type of algae has red pigment?

a)

Chlorophyta

b)

Phaeophyta

c)

Rhodophyta

d)

Merophyta

15.

Whyich type of algae has brown/yellow pigments?

a)

Chlorophyta

b)

Phaeophyta

c)

Rhodophyta

d)

Merophyta

16.

A is the __.

a)

thallus

b)

holdfast

c)

bladder/pneumatocyst

d)

blade

e)

stipe

17.

E is the __.

a)

thallus

b)

holdfast

c)

bladder/pneumatocyst

d)

blade

e)

stipe

18.

A major ecological role of macroalgae in marine ecosystems is:

a)

Sand formation

b)

Producing methane

c)

Providing habitat and oxygen

d)

Eating plankton

19.

Which factor does NOT significantly affect seaweed growth?

a)

Light

b)

Nutrients

c)

Salinity

d)

Wind direction

20.

What is the structure that anchors macroalgae to the substrate?

a)

Blade

b)

Holdfast

c)

Stipe

d)

Pneumatocyst

21.

Which macroalgae is often called "sea lettuce"?

a)

Gracilaria

b)

Halymenia

c)

Ulva

d)

Caulerpa

22.

What's the name of this seaweed?

(a)  

23.

What's the name of this seaweed?

(a)  

24.

What is the name of this seaweed?

(a)  

25.

What is the name of this seaweed?

(a)  

26.

What is the name of this seaweed?

(a)  

27.

What is the name of this seaweed?

(a)  

28.

What is the name of this seaweed?

(a)  

29.

What is the name of this seaweed?

(a)  

30.

What is the name of this seaweed?

(a)