Plants and Sponges Flashcards
What is the Mediterranean bath sponge made of?
spongin
Which sponge is a bright yellow color?
Lemon Sponge
What is the Lemon sponge made of?
calcium carbonate
Where are tube sponges found and why?
reef slopes where waves are minimal
Are sponges vertebrates or invertebrates?
Invertebrates
What phylum do sponges belong to?
Porifera
How do sponges feed?
Take in sea water and eat the plankton within
How do sponges discourage predators?
Produce chemicals
What are sponge spicules made of?
silicon dioxide or calcium carbonate
What are the cells called that draw water into the sponge?
Collar cells
SCIENTIFIC NAME OF THE MOSS THAT GIVES SAND A GOLDEN TINT?
Syntrichia ruraliformis
WHICH PIGMENT CAPTURES LIGHT ENERGY FOR PHOTOSYNTHESIS?
chlorophyll
WHAT DO I MEAN BY “HIGHER PLANTS?”
ferns and conifers that have tissues that bear vessels that transport water and food
MICROALGAE IS KNOWN AS?
green algae
WHAT TYPE OF BODY OF WATER IS CREATED WHEN SALT WATER MEETS FRESHWATER?
estuary
WHY DO PLANTS HAVE TO LIVE NEAR THE SURFACE OF THE WATER?
to reach sunlight
RED SEAWEED DOES NOT ALWAYS HAVE TO LIVE NEAR THE SURFACE. WHY?
they make additional pigments instead of just chlorofyll which requires sunlight
WHICH SPECIES OF RED SEAWEED HAS A HEAVILY CALCIFIED FROND?
coraline seaweeds
WHICH RED SEAWEED HAS CURLED FRONDS?
small jelly weed
WHICH RED SEAWEED IS KNOWN AS “NORI” AND IS EDIBLE?
laver
WHAT IS THE GELLING AGENT PRODUCED BY IRISH MOSS?
carrageenan
WHICH SPECIES IS KNOWN AS SEA LETTUCE?
ulva
WHAT IS THE ONLY PIGMENT FOUND IN GREEN SEAWEED?
chlorophyll
WHICH SPECIES OF GREEN SEAWEED PRODUCES DAUGHTER CELLS BY DEGENERATING PARENT CELLS?
sailor’s eyeball
HOW IS CACTUS SEAWEED PROTECTED FROM PREDATORS
toxic substances in fronds
WHICH SEAWEED WAS DISCOVERED OFF THE COAST OF MONACO?
killer seaweed
WHICH PLANT IS KNOWN AS “GRASSES OF THE SEA?”
green algae
WHAT IS PHYTOPLANKTON?
single celled organism
WHY DO MOSSES HAVE TO BE IMMERSED IN WATER AT ALL TIMES?
cannot retain water
