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Plants and Sponges Flashcards

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1
Q

What is the Mediterranean bath sponge made of?

A

spongin

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2
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Which sponge is a bright yellow color?

A

Lemon Sponge

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3
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What is the Lemon sponge made of?

A

calcium carbonate

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4
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Where are tube sponges found and why?

A

reef slopes where waves are minimal

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5
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Are sponges vertebrates or invertebrates?

A

Invertebrates

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6
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What phylum do sponges belong to?

A

Porifera

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7
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How do sponges feed?

A

Take in sea water and eat the plankton within

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How do sponges discourage predators?

A

Produce chemicals

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9
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What are sponge spicules made of?

A

silicon dioxide or calcium carbonate

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10
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What are the cells called that draw water into the sponge?

A

Collar cells

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11
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SCIENTIFIC NAME OF THE MOSS THAT GIVES SAND A GOLDEN TINT?

A

Syntrichia ruraliformis

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12
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WHICH PIGMENT CAPTURES LIGHT ENERGY FOR PHOTOSYNTHESIS?

A

chlorophyll

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13
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WHAT DO I MEAN BY “HIGHER PLANTS?”

A

ferns and conifers that have tissues that bear vessels that transport water and food

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14
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MICROALGAE IS KNOWN AS?

A

green algae

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15
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WHAT TYPE OF BODY OF WATER IS CREATED WHEN SALT WATER MEETS FRESHWATER?

A

estuary

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16
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WHY DO PLANTS HAVE TO LIVE NEAR THE SURFACE OF THE WATER?

A

to reach sunlight

17
Q

RED SEAWEED DOES NOT ALWAYS HAVE TO LIVE NEAR THE SURFACE. WHY?

A

they make additional pigments instead of just chlorofyll which requires sunlight

18
Q

WHICH SPECIES OF RED SEAWEED HAS A HEAVILY CALCIFIED FROND?

A

coraline seaweeds

19
Q

WHICH RED SEAWEED HAS CURLED FRONDS?

A

small jelly weed

20
Q

WHICH RED SEAWEED IS KNOWN AS “NORI” AND IS EDIBLE?

A

laver

21
Q

WHAT IS THE GELLING AGENT PRODUCED BY IRISH MOSS?

A

carrageenan

22
Q

WHICH SPECIES IS KNOWN AS SEA LETTUCE?

A

ulva

23
Q

WHAT IS THE ONLY PIGMENT FOUND IN GREEN SEAWEED?

A

chlorophyll

24
Q

WHICH SPECIES OF GREEN SEAWEED PRODUCES DAUGHTER CELLS BY DEGENERATING PARENT CELLS?

A

sailor’s eyeball

25
Q

HOW IS CACTUS SEAWEED PROTECTED FROM PREDATORS

A

toxic substances in fronds

26
Q

WHICH SEAWEED WAS DISCOVERED OFF THE COAST OF MONACO?

A

killer seaweed

27
Q

WHICH PLANT IS KNOWN AS “GRASSES OF THE SEA?”

A

green algae

28
Q

WHAT IS PHYTOPLANKTON?

A

single celled organism

29
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WHY DO MOSSES HAVE TO BE IMMERSED IN WATER AT ALL TIMES?

A

cannot retain water

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