Question 1

Seaweeds are not a type of plant.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Plankton are categorized by their visibility or the means in which they are collected.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What kind of plankton remains planktonic for its entire life?

Accepted Answer

A)  Holoplankton 
B)  Meroplankton 
C)  Mesoplankton 
D)  Zooplankton 
A)  Holoplankton 
B)  Meroplankton 
C)  Mesoplankton 
D)  Zooplankton

Question 4

What new method is being used to calculate productivity by estimating the chlorophyll?

Accepted Answer

A)  Biomass 
B)  Orbiting satellites 
C)  Radioactive tagging 
D)  Light-dark reactions 
A)  Biomass 
B)  Orbiting satellites 
C)  Radioactive tagging 
D)  Light-dark reactions

Question 5

What is the smallest form of plankton?

Accepted Answer

A)  Microplankton 
B)  Nanoplankton 
C)  Femtoplankton 
D)  Picoplankton 
A)  Microplankton 
B)  Nanoplankton 
C)  Femtoplankton 
D)  Picoplankton

Question 6

What is a microecosystem?

Accepted Answer

A)  A community engaging in a microbial loop 
B)  A community producing more than its consuming 
C)  A community used for planktonic breeding 
D)  A community operating on the smallest scale 
A)  A community engaging in a microbial loop 
B)  A community producing more than its consuming 
C)  A community used for planktonic breeding 
D)  A community operating on the smallest scale

Question 7

What is a frustule?

Accepted Answer

A)  The by-product of photosynthesis in diatoms 
B)  The rigid cell wall of a diatom 
C)  A microscopic phage that attacks diatoms 
D)  A small appendage on a cyanobacteria 
A)  The by-product of photosynthesis in diatoms 
B)  The rigid cell wall of a diatom 
C)  A microscopic phage that attacks diatoms 
D)  A small appendage on a cyanobacteria

Question 8

What allows diatoms to expand in size during reproduction?

Accepted Answer

A)  Frustule 
B)  Flagellate 
C)  Pennate 
D)  Auxospore 
A)  Frustule 
B)  Flagellate 
C)  Pennate 
D)  Auxospore

Question 9

What is the most abundant larger zooplankton?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ctenophores 
B)  Molluscs 
C)  Copepods 
D)  Rhodophytes 
A)  Ctenophores 
B)  Molluscs 
C)  Copepods 
D)  Rhodophytes

Question 10

What research vessel carried out the first large-scale plankton study?

Accepted Answer

A)  Meteor 
B)  HMS Challenger 
C)  HMS Beagle 
D)  HMS Discovery 
A)  Meteor 
B)  HMS Challenger 
C)  HMS Beagle 
D)  HMS Discovery

Question 11

Dinoflagellates have a deeper compensation depth than diatoms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Why are phytoplankton critical for marine life?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are large contribution to marine food webs 
B)  They generate massive amounts of atmospheric oxygen 
C)  They are able to bind billions of tons of carbon into carbohydrates 
D)  All of these choices 
A)  They are large contribution to marine food webs 
B)  They generate massive amounts of atmospheric oxygen 
C)  They are able to bind billions of tons of carbon into carbohydrates 
D)  All of these choices

Question 13

Why is photosynthesis inhibited at the very top layer of the ocean surface?

Accepted Answer

A)  The salinity is too low 
B)  There is too much light 
C)  There are pollutants in the water 
D)  There are too many plankton in the water 
A)  The salinity is too low 
B)  There is too much light 
C)  There are pollutants in the water 
D)  There are too many plankton in the water

Question 14

Consumption in phytoplankton usually exceeds carbohydrate production which is why we end up with oxygen.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What is plankton?

Accepted Answer

A)  Any photosynthetic organism 
B)  An internal organism 
C)  A drifting organism 
D)  Microscopic organism 
A)  Any photosynthetic organism 
B)  An internal organism 
C)  A drifting organism 
D)  Microscopic organism

Question 16

What makes light absorption in diatoms more effective than just using chlorophyll?

Accepted Answer

A)  Surface-to-volume 
B)  Microbial loop 
C)  Frustule perforations 
D)  Accessory pigments 
A)  Surface-to-volume 
B)  Microbial loop 
C)  Frustule perforations 
D)  Accessory pigments

Question 17

The addition of iron into ocean waters could drastically change the climate by allowing more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to be bound into carbohydrates via photosynthesis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Most phytoplankton stay near the surface to absorb red light.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What is the most productive photosynthetic plankton apart from Cyanobacteria?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dinoflagellates 
B)  Coccolithophores 
C)  Diatoms 
D)  Ciliates 
A)  Dinoflagellates 
B)  Coccolithophores 
C)  Diatoms 
D)  Ciliates

Question 20

Coccolithophores are able to utilize more frequencies of light so they can be deeper in the euphotic zone and need less light.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Seaweeds are not a type of plant.

Plankton are categorized by their visibility or the means in which they are collected.

What kind of plankton remains planktonic for its entire life?

What new method is being used to calculate productivity by estimating the chlorophyll?

What is the smallest form of plankton?

What is a microecosystem?

What is a frustule?

What allows diatoms to expand in size during reproduction?

What is the most abundant larger zooplankton?

What research vessel carried out the first large-scale plankton study?

Dinoflagellates have a deeper compensation depth than diatoms.

Why are phytoplankton critical for marine life?

Why is photosynthesis inhibited at the very top layer of the ocean surface?

Consumption in phytoplankton usually exceeds carbohydrate production which is why we end up with oxygen.

What is plankton?

What makes light absorption in diatoms more effective than just using chlorophyll?

The addition of iron into ocean waters could drastically change the climate by allowing more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to be bound into carbohydrates via photosynthesis.

Most phytoplankton stay near the surface to absorb red light.

What is the most productive photosynthetic plankton apart from Cyanobacteria?

Coccolithophores are able to utilize more frequencies of light so they can be deeper in the euphotic zone and need less light.

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Exam 14: Plankton, Algae, and Plants

Seaweeds are not a type of plant.

Plankton are categorized by their visibility or the means in which they are collected.

What kind of plankton remains planktonic for its entire life?

What new method is being used to calculate productivity by estimating the chlorophyll?

What is the smallest form of plankton?

What is a microecosystem?

What is a frustule?

What allows diatoms to expand in size during reproduction?

What is the most abundant larger zooplankton?

What research vessel carried out the first large-scale plankton study?

Dinoflagellates have a deeper compensation depth than diatoms.

Why are phytoplankton critical for marine life?

Why is photosynthesis inhibited at the very top layer of the ocean surface?

Consumption in phytoplankton usually exceeds carbohydrate production which is why we end up with oxygen.

What is plankton?

What makes light absorption in diatoms more effective than just using chlorophyll?

The addition of iron into ocean waters could drastically change the climate by allowing more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to be bound into carbohydrates via photosynthesis.

Most phytoplankton stay near the surface to absorb red light.

What is the most productive photosynthetic plankton apart from Cyanobacteria?

Coccolithophores are able to utilize more frequencies of light so they can be deeper in the euphotic zone and need less light.

The Origin of the Ocean

A History of Marine Science

Earth Structure and Plate Tectonics

Ocean Basins

Ocean Sediments

Water and Ocean Structure

Ocean Chemistry

Circulation of the Atmosphere

Circulation of the Ocean

Waves

Tides

Coasts

Life in the Ocean

Marine Animals

Marine Communities

Marine Resources

The Ocean and The Environment

Filters