Chapter 2 Review GameMarine Biology

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• A relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is not affected at all is called ___

• A. commensalism• B. parasitism• C. mutualism• D. predator/prey

2

• In the ocean the phytoplankton are usually the _______ in a food web.

• A. producers• B. decomposers• C. primary consumers• D. secondary consumers

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• In classifying organisms the domain that includes all plants, animals, fungi, and protists is _________

• A. Archaea• B. Bacteria• C. Eukarya

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• All organisms in domain Bacteria belong in the kingdom __________

• A. Animalia• B. archaebacteria• C. eubacteria• D. plantae

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• Larger swimming organisms in the pelagic zone of the ocean can be called _____

• A. plankton• B. producers• C. nekton• D. decomposers

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• Any inherited trait that helps an organism survive is called an __________ adaptation.

• A. evolutionary• B. ecological

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• Organisms that live in the mud at the bottom of the ocean can be labeled _______

• A. plankton• B. benthos• C. nekton• D. producers

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• Small organisms that usually drift with the currents rather than swim in the pelagic zone of the ocean can be labeled _______

• A. plankton• B. benthos• C. nekton

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• “All the organisms of the same type that are able to reproduce and create fertile offspring”

• This is the definition of ________

• A. mutualism• B. a species• C. sexual reproduction

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• A relationship between two organisms in which both benefit is called __________

• A. commensalism• B. parasitism• C. mutualism• D. predator/prey

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• Small marine organisms that usually drift with the current and use photosynthesis to make their own food in the photic zone of the ocean are called _______

• A. zooplankton• B. benthos• C. nekton• D. phytoplankton

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• Which of the following is the correct format of the Latin name of the Yellow fin tuna (shown below) according to the rules of binomial nomenclature?

• A. thannus albacares• B. Thannus Albacares• C. Thannus albacares• D. Thannus albacares

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The term that simply means “two organisms live together” is __________

• A. commensalism• B. parasitism• C. mutualism• D. symbiosis

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• Small, often non-swimming, organisms in the ocean that are NOT photosynthetic are called _______

• A. zooplankton• B. benthos• C. nekton• D. phytoplankton

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• The changes an organism makes in it’s lifestyle to deal with changes in the environment are called _______ adaptations.

• A. evolutionary• B. ecological

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In this food web, the squid is a

a. Producerb. Primary consumerc. Secondary

consumerd. Tertiary consumere. decomposer

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Which pair of organisms are the MOST closely related?

a. Eel and lizard fish

b. Sturgeon and Eel

c. Catfish and herring

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• A relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is hurt or killed in the process is called ________

• A. commensalism• B. parasitism• C. mutualism• D. predator/prey

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In the food web on the left, the Cod would be considered a (n)

a. Herbivoreb. Carnivorec. Omnivored. Decomposer

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• Make sure you know how to identify a shark (or any creature) if you are provided a dichotomous key.