Plants
Angiosperms are also called flowering plants because they all produce ____________.
flowers
The phylum Chlorophyta includes which type of algae?
Green algae
______________ occurs whenever coral experience stress due to unfavorable environmental conditions.
Bleaching
Corals that colonize to form coral reefs are classified as:
Hermatypic
The role of an organism within an ecosystem refers to its:
Niche
These trees can be easily identified by their large prop roots that suspend them above the water:
Although the physical appearance of seaweeds is similar to plants, seaweeds are NOT plants. What type of organisms are seaweeds?
Protists
What chemical compound contributes to the hard skeleton found in the bodies of hard corals?
calcium carbonate
Carrageenan is a product that comes from red algae and is used in these type of food products:
dairy
In a coral reef ecosystem, sea urchins would be considered these types of feeders (in other words, what is their niche)?
Grazers
Eelgrass, turtle grass, and manatee grass are all examples of these flowering plants:
Seagrasses
The leaf-like structures found in seaweeds are called __________.
blades
These are the symbiotic dinoflagellates that live within the bodies of reef-building corals:
zooxanthellae
These types of coral reefs are separated from the shoreline by a lagoon and actually begin as a fringing reef:
atolls
The stem-like structure found in seaweeds is the:
stipe
What are the two generations observed in a plant's life cycle (alternation of generations)?
gametophyte and sporophyte
The combination of the blade and the stipe of a seaweed is a _______.
frond
These are the structures that corals use in order to digest their food (or other competing corals):
mesenterial filaments
When corals sting each other for resource competition, these dead "bands" can develop on their bodies as a result:
dead zones
What structures are produced by the archegonium of plants?
eggs
Which group of plants are defined by their lack of vascular tissue, seeds, and pollen?
bryophytes
Algae can be broadly categorized based on their overall size. What are the two possible categories/types of algae?
macroalgae and microalgae
Corals have specialized stingers called nematocysts, meaning that corals are classified as these types of animals:
cnidarians
This pigment gives red algae their distinctive red color:
Phycobilin
This substance comes from kelp and is used an emulsifier to "mix" foods like salad dressings and sauces:
algin