OCEAN 100 FINAL CLICKER AND QUIZ QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
- Which of the following is a group of animals that is NOT considered active predators? -
Answers - The Sirenians - not considered active predators , other ones are - cetacea
and pinnipedia?
The best evolutionary adaptation of some deep sea fished to ensure that their genes get
passed down to the next generation is - Answers - The females having a male
permanently attached to them (ex: angler fish, permanently attached so best way for
genes to be accessible and passed down to the next generation)
The most abundant sea plants are - Answers - Eukaryotes (3 types of species? )
The whale shark, the largest fish on Earth, belongs to the group called Chondrichthyes -
Answers - True
Diffusion is a process that fishes undertake, by which - Answers - Oxygen enters from
high concentration in the water to low concentration
- Despite the 1986 IWC on commercial whaling, the USA still hunts whales, which they
claim is for "scientific research" purposes. - Answers - False- Japan only does
As you can see from this map, chlorophyll concentrations are very high along the coast
of southern Africa because - Answers - There is vigorous upwelling allowing sea plants
to thrive as winds come from the south (veer off to the left)
- The Odontocety have rows of baleen plates that allow them to trap food in the upper
jaw. - Answers - False- mysticeti has rows of baleen plates
- A fundamental characteristic of sharks is that . - Answers - they've been around for
over 600 million years, they have a bone skeleton that allows them to be flexible, most
shark species are known to be dangerous to humans, these intelligent and social fishes
evolved from land animals- None of the above is true (why not 600 my?)
- Primary productivity is in the polar oceans because . - Answers - High because no
thermocline - (water can move vertically)
- In terms of plants compare ocean to land: for the most part . - Answers - b. in the
ocean we have different plants than lands (Ex: sea plants like sea weed )
Photosynthesis: Inputs and Outputs - Answers - d. input : carbon dioxide, output:
glucose
AND ANSWERS
- Which of the following is a group of animals that is NOT considered active predators? -
Answers - The Sirenians - not considered active predators , other ones are - cetacea
and pinnipedia?
The best evolutionary adaptation of some deep sea fished to ensure that their genes get
passed down to the next generation is - Answers - The females having a male
permanently attached to them (ex: angler fish, permanently attached so best way for
genes to be accessible and passed down to the next generation)
The most abundant sea plants are - Answers - Eukaryotes (3 types of species? )
The whale shark, the largest fish on Earth, belongs to the group called Chondrichthyes -
Answers - True
Diffusion is a process that fishes undertake, by which - Answers - Oxygen enters from
high concentration in the water to low concentration
- Despite the 1986 IWC on commercial whaling, the USA still hunts whales, which they
claim is for "scientific research" purposes. - Answers - False- Japan only does
As you can see from this map, chlorophyll concentrations are very high along the coast
of southern Africa because - Answers - There is vigorous upwelling allowing sea plants
to thrive as winds come from the south (veer off to the left)
- The Odontocety have rows of baleen plates that allow them to trap food in the upper
jaw. - Answers - False- mysticeti has rows of baleen plates
- A fundamental characteristic of sharks is that . - Answers - they've been around for
over 600 million years, they have a bone skeleton that allows them to be flexible, most
shark species are known to be dangerous to humans, these intelligent and social fishes
evolved from land animals- None of the above is true (why not 600 my?)
- Primary productivity is in the polar oceans because . - Answers - High because no
thermocline - (water can move vertically)
- In terms of plants compare ocean to land: for the most part . - Answers - b. in the
ocean we have different plants than lands (Ex: sea plants like sea weed )
Photosynthesis: Inputs and Outputs - Answers - d. input : carbon dioxide, output:
glucose
