Marine biology test Questions and Answers |Complete Solutions Graded A+|100% Correct
Where do you NOT find mangroves on this planet? and why not? Europe - too cold
Which of the following is NOT an ideal nursery habitat? Open Ocean
Red tides along the Gulf Coast are caused by dinoflagellates that create toxins called
brevetoxins. True
Plankton blooms along coastlines occur due to increased nutrients? True
Blue carbon habitats are important specifically because of their ability to remove carbon
from the atmosphere or the water column and transport it to the seafloor when they die
Mangroves provide an important habitat for fish, crustaceans, sponges, bivalves, etc. All of the
organisms that live attached to the roots are referred to as: epiphytes
Which of the following is NOT a condition needed for these young mangroves to grow? cold
water
If a large pod of orca whales moved into an area and began to hunt the local sea otter
population, what would you expect to happen to the density of the kelp forest? decrease
Which of the following is not part of the niche (job or role) of phytoplankton in the open ocean?
decomposition of dying organisms
In this diagram of the carbon cycle, what does the B line represent? photosynthesis
The ocean's biological pump results in most carbon in the ocean being sent to this location for
long term storage: seafloor
, Which line represents movement of carbon up the food chain? D
Where can calcium carbonate be found in the ocean? in coral skeletons
______ delivers nutrients to the deep sea, and ____________ delivers some back to the surface
waters. Marine snow, upwelling
Which of the following process does NOT replenish nutrients to surface waters? harvesting
Which of the following does NOT deplete nutrients from surface water? volcanic ash
What nutrients are needed by organisms to make DNA? nitrogen and phosphorous
Which nutrients get passed up the food chain? all of the above
A cnidarian that builds a hard calcium carbonate skeleton around itself? coral polyp
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the phylum Cnidaria? tube feet for feeding
Which of the following events is most likely to trigger a mass spawning event on a coral reef?
A particular moon phase
Which life cycle has a life cycle that includes both spawning --> larvae --> a benthic polyp that
forms a colony --> budding --> juvenile --> adult? jellyfish
What is the function of nematocysts? to inject venom
Where do you NOT find mangroves on this planet? and why not? Europe - too cold
Which of the following is NOT an ideal nursery habitat? Open Ocean
Red tides along the Gulf Coast are caused by dinoflagellates that create toxins called
brevetoxins. True
Plankton blooms along coastlines occur due to increased nutrients? True
Blue carbon habitats are important specifically because of their ability to remove carbon
from the atmosphere or the water column and transport it to the seafloor when they die
Mangroves provide an important habitat for fish, crustaceans, sponges, bivalves, etc. All of the
organisms that live attached to the roots are referred to as: epiphytes
Which of the following is NOT a condition needed for these young mangroves to grow? cold
water
If a large pod of orca whales moved into an area and began to hunt the local sea otter
population, what would you expect to happen to the density of the kelp forest? decrease
Which of the following is not part of the niche (job or role) of phytoplankton in the open ocean?
decomposition of dying organisms
In this diagram of the carbon cycle, what does the B line represent? photosynthesis
The ocean's biological pump results in most carbon in the ocean being sent to this location for
long term storage: seafloor
, Which line represents movement of carbon up the food chain? D
Where can calcium carbonate be found in the ocean? in coral skeletons
______ delivers nutrients to the deep sea, and ____________ delivers some back to the surface
waters. Marine snow, upwelling
Which of the following process does NOT replenish nutrients to surface waters? harvesting
Which of the following does NOT deplete nutrients from surface water? volcanic ash
What nutrients are needed by organisms to make DNA? nitrogen and phosphorous
Which nutrients get passed up the food chain? all of the above
A cnidarian that builds a hard calcium carbonate skeleton around itself? coral polyp
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the phylum Cnidaria? tube feet for feeding
Which of the following events is most likely to trigger a mass spawning event on a coral reef?
A particular moon phase
Which life cycle has a life cycle that includes both spawning --> larvae --> a benthic polyp that
forms a colony --> budding --> juvenile --> adult? jellyfish
What is the function of nematocysts? to inject venom
