Marine Biology Semester Exam Review Question Preview (ID: 40619)
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Percent of the Earth's surface covered by seawater
a) 72
b) 80
c) 75
d) 25
What is the boiling point of water?
a) 312
b) 32
c) 100
d) 212
What substance in marine animals is used for energy storage?
a) carbohydrates
b) lipids
c) proteins
d) enzymes
The powerhouse of the cell
a) nucleus
b) chloroplast
c) mitochondria
d) cell membrane
Where photosynthesis occurs
a) nucleus
b) chloroplast
c) mitochondria
d) cell membrane
which organisms are warm-blooded
a) ectotherms
b) endotherms
c) both
d) neither
what does the term phytoplankton mean?
a) plant-drifting
b) plant-eating
c) plant-producing
d) plant-seeking
What does haploid mean?
a) A cell that has double the normal chromosomes
b) a cell that has paired chromosomes
c) a cell with no chromosomes
d) a cell with half the normal chromosomes
Term referring to the top or back surface of an animal
a) dorsal
b) ventral
c) caudal
d) medial
A special organ that allows an organism to scrape food into their mouth
a) chromatophore
b) radula
c) bysaal threads
d) spicule
A decomposer is
a) a photosynthetic organism
b) an organism that breaks down organic material into useful nutrients
c) an organism that results from sybiosis between a fungus and algae
d) another name for algae
The relationship between two species where at least one of them benefits is
a) photosynthesis
b) meroplankton
c) symbiosis
d) sponging
A stinging cell used to sting and entangle prey is
a) a haploid cell
b) a spicule
c) a diatom
d) a nematocyst
The term gastro means
a) back
b) stomach
c) head
d) foot
Hermit crabs are real crabs.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)
Brittle stars are nocturnal
a) True
b) False
c)
d)
A notochord is
a) the head and thorax fused together
b) radial symmetry
c) appendages near the mouth that maneuvers food into it
d) flexible supportive rod that runs the legth of some organisms' body
Which of the following ocean basins is the largest?
a) Artic
b) Indian
c) Atlantic
d) Pacific
The process of shedding and replacing an exoskeleton
a) nudibranch
b) sponging
c) molting
d) osmosis
Waves in the ocean represent a flow of
a) energy
b) water
c) life
d) cells
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