Question 1

Agar is extracted from a

Accepted Answer

A)  Red seaweed 
B)  Bacterium 
C)  Green seaweed 
D)  Brown seaweed 
A)  Red seaweed 
B)  Bacterium 
C)  Green seaweed 
D)  Brown seaweed A

Question 2

Seagrasses

Accepted Answer

A)  Tend to live in waters deeper than kelps 
B)  Are never found in the tropics 
C)  Are very sensitive to low light conditions 
D)  Live only in estuaries 
A)  Tend to live in waters deeper than kelps 
B)  Are never found in the tropics 
C)  Are very sensitive to low light conditions 
D)  Live only in estuaries C

Question 3

Green seaweeds

Accepted Answer

A)  Are exclusively unicellular 
B)  Use starch as their storage product 
C)  Include the coralline algae 
D)  Are exclusively multicellular 
A)  Are exclusively unicellular 
B)  Use starch as their storage product 
C)  Include the coralline algae 
D)  Are exclusively multicellular B

Question 4

Sea grasses differ from seaweeds in

Accepted Answer

A)  Having the ability to spread asexually 
B)  Having chlorophyll 
C)  Living on soft sediment 
D)  Having flowers 
A)  Having the ability to spread asexually 
B)  Having chlorophyll 
C)  Living on soft sediment 
D)  Having flowers

Question 5

Cyanobacteria

Accepted Answer

A)  Only occur as single cells 
B)  Are capable of nitrogen fixation 
C)  Are closely related to fungi 
D)  Are filamentous in shape, unlike the fungi 
A)  Only occur as single cells 
B)  Are capable of nitrogen fixation 
C)  Are closely related to fungi 
D)  Are filamentous in shape, unlike the fungi

Question 6

Benthic diatoms differ from their planktonic relatives in

Accepted Answer

A)  Being exclusively heterotrophic 
B)  Living in chains of cells only 
C)  Being usually bilaterally symmetrical 
D)  Living only in estuaries 
A)  Being exclusively heterotrophic 
B)  Living in chains of cells only 
C)  Being usually bilaterally symmetrical 
D)  Living only in estuaries

Question 7

An individual seaweed attached to the substratum is known as a

Accepted Answer

A)  Stipe 
B)  Holdfast 
C)  Thallus 
D)  Blade 
A)  Stipe 
B)  Holdfast 
C)  Thallus 
D)  Blade

Agar is extracted from a

Seagrasses

Green seaweeds

Sea grasses differ from seaweeds in

Cyanobacteria

Benthic diatoms differ from their planktonic relatives in

An individual seaweed attached to the substratum is known as a

Sounding the Deep

The Oceanic Environment

Climate Oscillations and Climate Change

Ecological and Evolutionary Principles of Marine Biology

The Chemical and Physical Environment

Life in a Fluid Medium

Reproduction, Dispersal, and Migration

Plankton

Marine Vertebrates and Other Nekton

The Open Sea: Distributions and Adaptations

Processes in the Water Column

Productivity, Food Webs, and Global Climate Change

The Diversity of Benthic Marine Invertebrates

Benthic Life Habits

The Tidelands: Rocky Shores, Soft-Substratum Shores, Marshes, Mangroves, Estuaries, and Oyster Reefs

The Shallow Coastal Subtidal: Sea Grass Beds, Rocky Reefs, Kelp Forests, and Coral Reefs

Benthos From the Continental Shelf to the Deep Sea

Polar Marine Biology

Biodiversity and Conservation of the Ocean

Fisheries and Food From the Sea

Environmental Impacts of Industrial Activities and Human Populations

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Exam 13: Benthic Microorganisms, Seaweeds, and Sea Grasses

Agar is extracted from a

Seagrasses

Green seaweeds

Sea grasses differ from seaweeds in

Cyanobacteria

Benthic diatoms differ from their planktonic relatives in

An individual seaweed attached to the substratum is known as a

Sounding the Deep

The Oceanic Environment

Climate Oscillations and Climate Change

Ecological and Evolutionary Principles of Marine Biology

The Chemical and Physical Environment

Life in a Fluid Medium

Reproduction, Dispersal, and Migration

Plankton

Marine Vertebrates and Other Nekton

The Open Sea: Distributions and Adaptations

Processes in the Water Column

Productivity, Food Webs, and Global Climate Change

The Diversity of Benthic Marine Invertebrates

Benthic Life Habits

The Tidelands: Rocky Shores, Soft-Substratum Shores, Marshes, Mangroves, Estuaries, and Oyster Reefs

The Shallow Coastal Subtidal: Sea Grass Beds, Rocky Reefs, Kelp Forests, and Coral Reefs

Benthos From the Continental Shelf to the Deep Sea

Polar Marine Biology

Biodiversity and Conservation of the Ocean

Fisheries and Food From the Sea

Environmental Impacts of Industrial Activities and Human Populations

Filters