The physical Ocean
Chloride
Which organism is the #1 primary producer in the Tropical Oceans?
Dinoflagellates
Which division of seaweed is represented by the kelp forests seen off our local coasts?
Phaeophyta
Which of the following bugs is the closest relative to lobsters?
Roly-Poly
Which of the following genera of kelp is commonly known as the feather-boa kelp?
Egregia
Which plate will subduct along a oceanic/continental convergent plate boundary
Oceanic Plate
Which structure is responisble for keeping other organisms from settling on and growing on top of a sea star? This structure pinches any larvae that try to land on top of sea star.
Pedicillariae
I have unique cells that have a stinging organelle called a nematocyst. I spend my whole life swimming by pumping my bell (I’m called a medusa). I am not colonial. What am I?
Cnidaria Scyphozoa
Sand dollars and sea urchins belong to the same ___________________?
class
Crabs belong to which order of arthropods?
Decapoda
Along which plate boundary would you expect to find a trench?
Oceanic/Continental Convergetn
What happens to the solubility of a liquid as the temp increases?
The solubility goes down
Leeches belong to what phylum of animals?
Annelida
Which of the following do echinoderms have in common with humans?
Deuterostomy, Coelomic cavity, Endoskeleton
Which phylum of worm is dorsoventrally flattened and is the simplest group of animals that contain real organs.
Platyhelminthes
Which wave has the longest wavelength?
Tidal Wave
Which direction would a hydrometer move if the water it was floating in was heated up?
C. elegans is a model organism and belongs to which phylum?
Nematoda
Which of the following phyla is characterized by having 2 unequal flagella, a cellulose body, and are the #1 producer in the tropics?
Pyrrhophyta
What is the phylum of an organism also known as lophophorates, these moss-animals are colonial and have a “u-shaped” gut.
Bryozoa
Which process generates the densest water on the planet?
Freezing saltwater
The eastern coast of the U.S. is more humid than the west coast. This is likely due to?
Ocean water surface temperature
Why is the genius of bull whip kelp?
Nereocystis
Which of the following organisms does NOT belong in this list?
- Jelly Fish
- Portuguese Man-of-War
- Comb Jelly
- Sea Anemone
- Coral
- Hydra
Comb Jelly
What is the phylum for a phytoplankton that is a nanoplankton and has a calcium carbonate body?
Haptophyta