MVZ Unit 1 Test Review

Ecosystems

100

This ecosystem is known as the rainforest of the sea with lots of marine life

coral reefs

200

This ecosystem contains the arctic and antarctic. Penguins and polar bears live here

polar seas

300

This ecosystem has large brown algae that are found in cold water. The algae here helps absorb CO2.

kelp forests

400

This ecosystem is known to have brackish water (salt and fresh)

estuaries

500

This ecosystem is known as being nursery ground for marine life, providing food and shelter

mangrove forests

Feeding types

100

When animals take in water that goes through a filter organ 

filter feeders

200

this is when animals will use their strong jaws and teeth in order to crush prey

biting

300

this type of feeding is when animals such as a sea horse will open their mouths fast to pull water and food in

suction feeding

400

this type of feeding is when animals such as tuna will swim with their mouths open ready to engulf their prey

ram feeding

500

what is the type of feeding when animals with strong jaws scrape algae off of rocks

what is the type of feeding where animals will feed on DEAD animals

grazing and scavenging

Camo & morphology

100

what type of camo is it when an animal is darker on the top and lighter on the bottom to blend in

counterhshading

200

what adaptation do sharks have that allow them to detect electric fields to find prey

ampullae of lorenzini

300

what type of camo is it when fish have bold stripes and colors to confuse their predators where the outline of their body line is

disruptive coloration

400

what do bony fish that help them to not sink or float

swim bladder/ gas or air bladder

500

marine mammals such as whales are able to collapse what organ when they deep dive

lungs

Zones of the ocean

100

This ocean zone contains the most sunlight and marine life

Epipelagic zone

200

This zone of the ocean causes animals to rely on other senses and the only light here comes from animals with bioluminescence

bathypelagic zone

300

This zone of the ocean contains the thermocline and has the greatest change in temperature

mesopelagic zone

400

This ocean zone is pitch black and animals here feed on marine snow. The tripod fish is found here

abyssopelagic zone

500

This ocean zone contains the Mariana Trench which is the deepest part of the ocean

hadalpelagic zone

sharks, skates, and rays

100

Determine who has venem out of the following: stingrays, manta rays, and skates

stingrays

200

Name one ray species we learned about

ray species

300

Name one species of sharks we learned about

shark species

400

Name one species of skate we learned about

skate

500

What one common characteristic that hagfish, lamprey, sharks, skates, and rays all share

they all are cartilaginous fish, so they have a cartilage skeleton.