Quiz Reviews Flashcards
To which domain to humans belong? • Bacteria • Animalia • Archaea • Eukaryotes
Eukaryotes
The surface of the ocean is classified in terms of a habitat as: • The Bathypelagic zone • The Abyssopelagic zone • The Mesopelagic zone • The Hadopelagic zone • The Epipelagic zone
The Epipelagic zone
Zooplankton whose life cycle includes a planktonic stage but who otherwise are not planktonic are referred to as: • Phytoplankton • Icthyoplankton • Jellyplankton • Holoplankton • Meroplankton
Meroplankton
The upwards and downwards movement of marine organisms on a daily cycle in the ocean is called: • Yo-yoing • Bioluminescence • Deep scattering • Hopping • Diel vertical migration
Diel vertical migration
The sudden disappearance of a majority of living species is called: • The Houdini effect • Mass wasting • Evolution • Mass extinction • Punctuated equilibrium
Mass extinction
Which of the following is not a characteristic of the bathypekagic zone?
• Generally high oxygen concentrations
• Biogeochemical transformations mostly independent of surface processes
• Abundant sunlight
• Pressures as high as 400 atmospheres
• Temperatures from 2-5 degrees C
Abundant sunlight
The non-uniform distribution of plankton is called: • Layering • Patchiness • Pattern deficit • Homogenous
Patchiness
Nearly every cell in the human body contains: • A mitochondria • A nucleus • DNA • Endoplasmic reticulum • All of the above
All of the above
The zone which acts as a hiding place for numerous species of vertical migraters is: • The Hadopelagic zone • The Epipelagic zone • The Abyssopelagic zone • The Bathypelagic zone • The Mesopelagic zone
Mesopelagic Zone
The evolution of organisms from a common ancestor is called: • The theory of common descent • The theory of uncommon descent • The theory of punctuated equilibrium • The theory of common ascent • The theory of descent
The theory of common descent
Gelatinous animals that drift with the currents and tides may be called: • Zooplankton • Bacterioplankton • Phytoplankton • Jellyplankton • Both A and D are correct
Both Zooplankton and Jellyplankton
The evolution of eukaryotic cells is thought to have occurred through a joining of prokaryotic cells in a process called: • Pinocytosis • Endosymbiosis • Ectosymbiosis • Meiosis • Mitosis
Endosymbiosis
The light organs of squids and fishes are called: • Photophores • Chromophores • Chromatophores • Spermatophores
Photophores
A type of biological sonar used by toothed whales to find prey is called: • Whistling • Echolocation • Bubble-netting • SOFAR • Tail-lobbing
Echolocation
The interaction between a population of organisms and its environment that produces differential survival and reproduction is called: • Natural selection • Mass extinction • Evolution • Ecology
Natural selection
The epipelagic zone includes: • The Euphotic zone • The abyss • Submarine trenches • Oceanic ridges • All of the above
The Euphotic zone
The burglar alarm defense involves:
• Using bioluminescent secretions to notify other organisms that a predator is nearby
• Attaching a sticky bioluminescent secretion to a predator with the intention of attracting its predators
• Producing light and sound at the same time to warn of lurking predators
• Disabling the bioluminescence of a predator so they can no longer see
Attaching a sticky bioluminescent secretion to a predator with the intention of attracting its predators
The inheritable change of a population of organisms over many generations is called: • Survival of the fittest • Natural selection • Evolution • Revolution
Evolution
The most common color of bioluminescence is: • Blue • Yellow • Green • Infrared • Red
Blue
The arrangement of organisms into groups based on their shared characteristics and evolutionary relationships is called: • Biogeography • Evolution • Biology • Classification • Ecology
Classification
A ten-year initiative to assess and explain the diversity, distribution, and abundance of marine life in the oceans, past present, and future is called: • Ocean Genomics • The Hershey Kiss Expedition • The Census of Marine Life • NOAA's Hidden Ocean
The Census of Marine Life
The sum of all organisms living on or within Earth and the habitats that support life eoncompasses • The hydrosphere • The geosphere • The cryosphere • The lithosphere • The biosphere
The biosphere
Organisms living upon, within or attached to the sea floor are classified as: • Epipelagic • Pelagic • Nektonic • Benthic • Planktonic
Benthic
Horizontal scales characterized by the physical and chemical processes that affect the growth of dynamics of photoplankton are called: • Benthic zones • Biomes • Climatological zones • Vertical life zones • Phyto-zones
Vertical life zones
Baleen whales belong to a taxon called: • Odontocetes • Mysticetes • Flipper • Mirabilis • Cetacea
Mysticete
The coldest temperatures, the highest pressures, and the scarecest food can be found in • The abyssopelagic zone • The bathypelagic zone • The mesopelagic zone • The epipelagic zone
The Abyssopelagic zone
An organism that matches the photophores along the underside of its body to the intensity and color of the water column above it is employing: • Counterculture • Atractive illumination • Counterillumination • A lure to attract its prey
Counterillumination
A dimly lit region immediately below the euphotic zone is called: • The mesopelagic zone • The hadopelagic zone • The bathypelagic zone • The abyssopelagic zone • The epipelagic zone
Mesopelagic
Single-celled, pelagic heterotrophic bacteria are called • Jellyplankton • Viroplankton • Bacterioplankton • Zooplankton • Phytoplankton
Bacterioplankton
For a mussel, the name Mytilus edulis represents: • Its genomic name • Its common name • Its genus and species • Its phylum • Its kingdom
Its genus and species
Toothed whales belong to a taxon called: • Mirabilis • Odontocetes • Mysticetes • Flipper • Cetacea
Odontocetes
Organisms that drift in the ocean at the mercy of the currents and tides are classified as: • Benthic • Planktonic • Pelagic • Nektonic • Epipelagic
Planktonic
Aggregations of fishes in which individuals swim and orient themselves synchronously are called: • Patches • Pods • Clumps • Herds • Schools
Schools
Which of the following is not a domain of life? • Eukaryotes • Bacteria • Animalia • Archaea
Animalia
Ocean genomics is:
• The search for the smallest forms of ocean life
• The search for marine life living on gnomes or seafloor mounds
• The study of genetic material of marine organisms
The study of the ecological relationships between marine organisms
The study of genetic material of marine organisms
The teeth of toothed whales are: • Incisor-like for puncturing • Baleen-like for filtering • Square for mashing • Simple pegs for mashing • Razor sharp for ripping
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Zooplankton whose life cycle includes a planktonic stage but who otherwise are not planktonic are referred to as: • Jellyplankton • Meroplankton • Holoplankton • Icthyoplankton • Phytoplankton
Meroplankton
Zooplankton that spend their entire lives as plankton are referred to as: • Jellyplankton • Phytoplankton • Icthyoplankton • Holoplankton • Meroplankton
Holoplankton
Organisms that can swim under their own power through the ocean are classified as: • Planktonic • Benthic • Pelagic • Nektonic • Epipelagic
Nektonic
Marine animals that drift with the currents and the tides are called: • Viroplankton • Phytoplankton • Virioplankton • Zooplankton • Bacterioplankton
Bacterioplankton
