Marine Plants
What are two factors that influence seaweed distribution?
Location, Light and Temperature
Identify one adaptation of fishes.
Venom
Disruptive Coloration
Countershading
Bioluminescence
Molluscs have a ribbon of teeth on it (adaptive function). Name it.
Radula
Give one example of cnidarian.
Polyp or Medusa
Identify one role of marine microbes.
1.Supply more than half of the worlds oxygen.
2.They are major processors of greenhouse gases which means they have the potential to mitigate the effects of climate change.
3.Indicators of ecosystem health and environmental impacts.
4.They are major primary producers in the ocean.
5.Recycle nutrients and transfer energy within the marine environment.
Identify two types of algae.
Red, Brown and Green
Identify one type of fish migration.
Alimentary
Gametic
Climatic
Osmoregulatory
What are nematodes?
Round worms
Identify one type of sponge asexual reproduction.
Budding/Fission (Fragmentation)
What percentage of the world's oxygen is produced by marine microbes?
More than 50%
Identify one ecological rolesof mangroves.
Improve water quality
Protect coastlines from erosion and storms
Capture and store carbon dioxide
Act as nurseries for many aquatic organisms/feeding ground.
Identify one type of jawless fish.
Lamprey or Hagfish
What is the scientific name for segmented worms?
Annelids
How many phyla are lower invertebrates divided into?
9
Identify one function of marine bacteria.
1.Primary producers (cyanobacteria sometimes referred to as blue green algae)
2.Decomposers
3.Agents in biogeochemical cycles
4.A source of food for other marine organisms
5.Modifiers of marine sediments
6.Symbionts
Pathogens
Identify one photosynthetic pigment of seaweeds.
Chlorophyll
Carotenoids
Phycobiliproteins
Identify one type of cartilaginous fish.
Skates
Rays
Sawfish
Sharks
What type of worms are transparent and torpedo shaped?
Arrow worms
Name one lower marine invertebrate phylum?
Porifera, Echinoderms, Cnidarians, Annelida, Platyhelminthes, Nematodes, Ctenophores, Arthropods, Molluscs
What do chemosynthetic bacteria use to produce their own food?
Inorganic chemicals (often involving compounds of sulfur)
What name is given to the structure that anchors seaweed?
Holdfast
What name is given to specialized colour cells located in the dermis of fish?
Chromatophores
What type of worm (annelid) is covered in cilia, is segmented and is brightly/vibrantly colored? (think holiday season)
Christmas Tree Worm
What resource do corals and sponges fight for?
Space
Identify one type of marine eukaryote (think kingdoms of life)
Marine fungi/Marine Protists