Name _______________________________________ Date _____________ Per _______
Spring 2014 Aquatic Science Final Review
Plankton,Bacteria and Protista
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Where do we find most plankton in the ocean and why?
2. What adaptations do plankton have to avoid sinking?
3. Define the following types of plankton
a. phytoplankton
b. zooplankton
c. holoplankton
d. meroplankton
4. Why are plankton important organisms in aquatic ecosystems?
5. What is the difference between prokaryotic cells and eukaryotic cells?
6. What is a protozoan?
7. What is algae?
8. Why are cyanobacteria important?
9. What is another name for cyanobacteria?
10. Why do phytoplankton have pigments such as phycoerythrin, xanthophyll and chlorophyll?
11. What is the difference between an osmoregulator and an osmoconformer?
12. Why can’t saltwater fish live in a freshwater environment? And freshwater can’t live in a
saltwater environment?
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Macroalgae and Plants
13. What kingdom are algae in? ______________________
14. What are the three ways mangroves tolerate their salty environment?
A:
B:
C:
15. List four ecological benefits that mangrove forests can provide.
List the phylum to match the word origin.
16. Phylum: _______________________________: pore bearing
17. Phylum: _______________________________: jointed feet
18. Phylum: _______________________________: soft-bodied
19. Phylum: _______________________________: spiny skin
20. Phylum: _______________________________: sponges
21. Phylum: _______________________________: stinging cells
Chordata
List Classes of the following organisms.
22. Class: _______________________________: alligators, crocodiles
23. Class: _______________________________: Skates, rays, sharks
24. Class: _______________________________: catfish, perch, bass, trout
25. Class: _______________________________: lamprey, hagfish
26. Class: _______________________________: sea lions, whales, dolphins
27. The structure found in bony fish that is responsible for controlling buoyancy is called:
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28. The largest internal organ in the dogfish shark is the liver, what is the function of the liver in
sharks?
29.
What is the purpose of the Ampullae of Lorenzini in the cartilaginous fish such as sharks, skates
and rays?
30. What is the purpose of the lateral line in fish?
31. Define the following types of egg/embryo development:
a. Oviparous
b. Ovoviviparous
c. Viviparous
32. Briefly describe the following species of sea turtles include: diet, size, weight, and distinguishing
characteristics.
a. Green
b. Loggerhead
c. Hawksbill
d. Leatherback
33. What characteristics do all mammals have in common?
34. What type of organisms are in the Order Cetacea and are known as Cetaceans?
35. What is the purpose of the melon in the toothed whales?
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36. Fill in the following chart on the two types of Cetaceans.
Type of whale
Common name for suborder
Teeth or baleen
Number of blowholes
Type of food
General size of whale
Special adaptations
Migration habits
Odontocetes
Mysticetis
37. For the following types of marine mammal groups list their distinguishing features,
temperature regulation, feeding and reproduction (from comparison chart on the back of
the vertebrate animal story project)
Sea snakes:
Marine iguana:
Pinnipeds:
Sea Otter:
Sirenians:
Arthropods and Echinoderms
38. The symmetry of arthropods is referred to as:
39. The symmetry of echinoderms is referred to as:
40. Which characteristics do all crustaceans have?
Define the following terms.
41. cephalothorax
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42. carapace
43. hemocyanin
44. chelipeds
45. swimmerets
Mollusks
Name the class of the following of the mollusks.
46. Class: _______________________________: snails, nudibranchs, abalone
47. Class: _______________________________: cuttlefish, squid, octopus and nautilus
48. Class: _______________________________: clam, oyster, mussels
Define the following terms.
49. excurrent siphon
50. incurrent siphon
51. proboscis
52. radula
53. operculum
54. chromatophores
Porifera and Cnidaria
55. Define the following terms.
Nematocysts
Cnidoblast
Identify the correct class or phylum based on the description.
56. Phylum: ___________________________: invertebrates with nematocysts and radial symmetry
57. Phylum: ___________________________: invertebrates with asymmetry and bear pores
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58. Class: ___________________________: invertebrates with the medusa as the dominant form
59. Class: ___________________________: cnidarian with the polyp as the dominant life form
60. Class: __________________________: cnidarian usually found in colonies each with special “jobs”
Define the following symbiotic relationships:
61. Mutualism:
62. Commensalism:
63. Parasitism:
64. List all the characteristics that all cnidarians have in common:
65. Corals and jellyfish are both classified as cnidarians because they both have stinging cells called:
List the function of the following cells/structures in a sponge and label them on sponge diagram
66. Choanocytes: ____________________________
67. Ameobocytes: ___________________________
68. Porocytes: ______________________________
69. Epithelial cells: __________________________
70. Spicule: ________________________________
71. Osculum: _______________________________
Identifying structures
Jellyfish
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