Marine Adaptations - TEST M/EL/ICS

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Marine Adaptations - TEST M/EL/ICS

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Which of the following are marine plants that can grow totally submerged in saline (saltwater) environments.

Algae

Cyanobacteria

Seagrasses

Mangroves

Algae and cyanobacteria are types of marine plants.

True

False

Which of the following are adaptations of Mangroves? Choose 2.

Trees that grow in high saline waters

Must be securely anchored to withstand wave action and tidal currents.

Able to grow in anoxic water

Must be able to grow totally submersed

Which of the following is more closely related to bacteria?

Brown Algae

Cyanobacteria

Green Algae

Euglena

Which of the following is NOT an adaptation of a marine plant?

Leaves that can sweat out salt

Roots that are well anchored to the group

Ability to survive in environments with low oxygen levels

Leaves that can sink

Cyanobacteria are organisms that produce ______________. This helped many other organisms on earth survive and thrive.

Nitrogen

Water

Carbon

Oxygen

Cyanobacteria are __________________ because they DO NOT a nucleus.

Prokaryotic

Eukaryotic

Match each algae to its phylum

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Chrysophyta		Brown algae
Baccilariophyta		Golden algae
Rhodophyta		Diatoms
Phaeophyta		Red Algae

Match each algae to its phylum

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Euglenophyta		Green algae
Chlorophyta		Dinoflagellates
Dinophyta		Euglena

A vertebrate is an organism that...

Has a spine (backbone)

Has no adaptations

Has no spine (no backbone)

is a mammal

True or False. Amphibians such as frogs can be well adapted to marine (Saltwater) environments.

True

False

Which marine vertebrates use lungs to breathe? Select all that apply.

Mammals

Birds

Fish

Reptiles

How do they reproduce?

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Fish		Live birth
Mammal		Hard shelled Eggs
Reptile		Soft shell-less eggs
Bird		Soft shelled eggs

Which one is not a cetacean?

Dolphin

Porpoise

Polar bear

Killer whale

Which marine vertebrates are protected by scales? Select all that apply.

Fish

Reptiles

Mammals

Birds

Match the Phylum to its meaning.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Mollusca		Pore bearing
Porifera		Flat worms
Echinodermata		Soft Body
Platyhelminthes		Spiny Skin

Match the Phylum to its meaning.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Nematoda		Stinging
Annelida		Round Worms
Arthropoda		Segmented Worms
Cnidaria		Jointed Feet

Which of the following is a marine invertebrate?

Sea stars

Sea Urchin

Sea Cucumber

All of these are marine invertebrates

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Marine Mammals?

Produce milk and give birth to live young

Breathe air with lungs

Usually have hair or blubber

Soft shelled eggs

Match each marine mammal to its class.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Manatee		Pinniped
Sea Otter		Sirenian
Whale		Carnivora
Seal		Cetacean

Place each characteristic in the correct category.

Blowhole present on the top of the head
Fin or flapper footed
Rooted and two sets of teeth with blade-like molars
Flattened fin like tail
Paddle like large forelimbs and no hind limbs

Pinniped (1)
Carnivora (1)
Sirenians (2)
Cetaceans (1)

There are MORE different species of vertebrates than there are of invertebrates.

True

False

Which of the following marine mammal adaptations helps them regulate their temperature?

Muscles can work anaerobically (without oxygen) while they hold their breath.

Communicate underwater with sound

Hydrodynamic body form

Blubber or thick underfur is used as insulation.

What is an example of a Marine Mammal Swimming Adaptation?

Large body with small surface-to-volume ratio reduces heat loss

Communicate underwater with sound, use echolocation to find prey

Tentacles carry food to the mouth

Appendages (fins) are modified for maximal propulsion (moving forward)

How does a tubenose help seabirds survive at sea?

It helps them know which direction they are flying in.

Albatross do not have tubenoses.

It allows them to smell freshwater and travel to it.

It has a special glad that removes excess salt that drips out their noses and off their bills.

Which of the following is NOT a marine bird adaptation?

Tubenose

Webbed feet

Stiff wings and dynamic soaring

Nesting in trees

Which of the following are marine plants that can grow totally submerged in saline (saltwater) environments.

Algae

Cyanobacteria

Seagrasses

Mangroves

Algae and cyanobacteria are types of marine plants.

True

False

Which of the following are adaptations of Mangroves? Choose 2.

Trees that grow in high saline waters

Must be securely anchored to withstand wave action and tidal currents.

Able to grow in anoxic water

Must be able to grow totally submersed

Which of the following is more closely related to bacteria?

Brown Algae

Cyanobacteria

Green Algae

Euglena

Which of the following is NOT an adaptation of a marine plant?

Leaves that can sweat out salt

Roots that are well anchored to the group

Ability to survive in environments with low oxygen levels

Leaves that can sink

Cyanobacteria are organisms that produce ______________. This helped many other organisms on earth survive and thrive.

Nitrogen

Water

Carbon

Oxygen

Cyanobacteria are __________________ because they DO NOT a nucleus.

Prokaryotic

Eukaryotic

Match each algae to its phylum

Chrysophyta

Brown algae

Baccilariophyta

Golden algae

Rhodophyta

Diatoms

Phaeophyta

Red Algae

Match each algae to its phylum

Euglenophyta

Green algae

Chlorophyta

Dinoflagellates

Dinophyta

Euglena

A vertebrate is an organism that...

Has a spine (backbone)

Has no adaptations

Has no spine (no backbone)

is a mammal

True or False. Amphibians such as frogs can be well adapted to marine (Saltwater) environments.

True

False

Which marine vertebrates use lungs to breathe? Select all that apply.

Mammals

Birds

Fish

Reptiles

How do they reproduce?

Fish

Live birth

Mammal

Hard shelled Eggs

Reptile

Soft shell-less eggs

Bird

Soft shelled eggs

Which one is not a cetacean?

Dolphin

Porpoise

Polar bear

Killer whale

Which marine vertebrates are protected by scales? Select all that apply.

Fish

Reptiles

Mammals

Birds

Match the Phylum to its meaning.

Mollusca

Pore bearing

Porifera

Flat worms

Echinodermata

Soft Body

Platyhelminthes

Spiny Skin

Match the Phylum to its meaning.

Nematoda

Stinging 

Annelida

Round Worms

Arthropoda

Segmented Worms

Cnidaria

Jointed Feet

Which of the following is a marine invertebrate?

Sea stars

Sea Urchin

Sea Cucumber

All of these are marine invertebrates

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Marine Mammals?

Produce milk and give birth to live young

Breathe air with lungs

Usually have hair or blubber

Soft shelled eggs

Match each marine mammal to its class.

Manatee

Pinniped

Sea Otter

Sirenian

Whale

Carnivora

Seal

Cetacean

Place each characteristic in the correct category.

Blowhole present on the top of the head

Fin or flapper footed

Rooted and two sets of teeth with blade-like molars

Flattened fin like tail

Paddle like large forelimbs and no hind limbs

Pinniped (1)

Carnivora (1)

Sirenians (2)

Cetaceans (1)

There are MORE different species of vertebrates than there are of invertebrates.

True

False

Which of the following marine mammal adaptations helps them regulate their temperature?

Muscles can work anaerobically (without oxygen) while they hold their breath.

Communicate underwater with sound

Hydrodynamic body form

Blubber or thick underfur is used as insulation.

What is an example of a Marine Mammal Swimming Adaptation?

Large body with small surface-to-volume ratio reduces heat loss

Communicate underwater with sound, use echolocation to find prey

Tentacles carry food to the mouth

Appendages (fins) are modified for maximal propulsion (moving forward)

How does a tubenose help seabirds survive at sea?

It helps them know which direction they are flying in.

Albatross do not have tubenoses.

It allows them to smell freshwater and travel to it.

It has a special glad that removes excess salt that drips out their noses and off their bills.

Which of the following is NOT a marine bird adaptation?

Tubenose

Webbed feet

Stiff wings and dynamic soaring

Nesting in trees