Classification
keystone species
Ecological roles
Rules for Scientific Drawing
Adaptations of marine organisms
100
The broadest taxonomic category.
What is domain?
100
This group includes sea stars and sea cucumbers.
What are echinoderms?
100
These organisms are the base of the marine food chain.
What is plankton?
100
Labels in scientific drawings must be written with this type of line.
What is a straight horizontal line?
100
These structures on bony fish help control depth in the water.
What is a swim bladder?
200
The taxonomic rank below "kingdom."
What is phylum?
200
Crabs and lobsters belong to this group.
What are crustaceans?
200
This type of species has a major impact on its ecosystem.
What is a keystone species?
200
These should never cross in a diagram.
What are label lines?
200
These paired fins help fish steer, balance, and even hover in the water.
What are pectoral fins?
300
This tool helps identify organisms based on a series of choices.
What is a dichotomous key?
300
These fish have skeletons made of cartilage.
What are cartilaginous fish?
300
These plants help stabilize sediments and provide habitat.
What are marine grasses?
300
Drawings should use this type of pencil stroke.
What are clear, single lines?
300
This fin, found on the back of most fish, helps stabilize the fish and keep it upright while swimming.
What is the dorsal fin?
400
This system assigns each organism a two-part Latin name.
What is binomial nomenclature?
400
These fish have skeletons made of bone.
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These fish have skeletons made of bone.
400
These animals are important for nutrient cycling in ecosystems.
What are decomposers?
400
You should not add this element in your drawing
What is shading or coloring?
400
These structures allow fish to extract oxygen from water as it passes over them.
What are gills?
500
kingdom ___ have flowers, plants, sea grasses, and mangroves
What is the kingdom Plantae
500
These large, plant-like organisms include kelp.
What is macroalgae?
500
These organisms play a role in carbon sequestration.
What is phytoplankton?
500
What should diagrams not be drawn based on memory, but drawn off of __
What is from direct observation?
500
This sensory system in fish detects vibrations and movement in the water.
What is the lateral line?