General Marine Science
Which ocean is the largest on earth?
Pacific Ocean
What does invertebrate mean?
An animal with no backbone
What does Vertebrate mean?
what is the study of marine organisms in their natural habitats
Marine Biology
Which ocean layer is also known as the epilagic layer?
What is the sunlight layer
Name one of the 3 marine animals from the text that are Cnidarians
Anemones, jellyfish, corals
Organs fish have for taking oxygen from the water
What are GILLS
Zone of the ocean where there is no light
Midnight zone/ Abyssal Zone
Which ocean is not an ocean basin?
The Southern Ocean
Jellyfish have this type of body shape
A MEDUSA
What class do whales, dolphins, seals belong to?
Class Mammalia
The production of visible light by living organisms is called
bioluminescence
Bony fishes are able to remain at a specific depth in the water because of this organ
What is an air bladder
Coral has this type of body shape
What is a POLYP
Which organism swims with an up-and-down tail motion
whale
what is the name of the tiny organisms that convert atmospheric nitrogen gas into molecules other organisms can use?
cyanobacteria
What marine plant produces 70% of the earth's oxygen?
Phytoplankton
Sea stars and sea urchins known as enchinoderms are known for how many radial parts?
5
World's largest fish?
Whale shark