Trivia

1. What type of algae is kelp?

A. Red algae
B. Brown algae
C. Green Algae

2. What substance do clams coat irritating particles with to form

pearls?

A. Calcium carbonate
B. Sodium nitrate
C. Copper chloride

3. Which type of marine animals can see just as well as us,

if not better?

A. Crustaceans
B. Cephalopods
C. Porifera

4. What is the common name of the only multicellular animal

that is organized on the cellular level?

A. Sea urchin
B. Gastropod
C. Sponge

5. Which of the following animals is a keystone species?

A. Sea otter
B. Barnacle
C. Krill

6. What is the name of the only insect that can live on the

open ocean?

A. Mosquito
B. Water strider
C. Dragon fly

7. Which of the organisms below does the sea otter not eat?

A. Barnacle
B. Sea urchin
C. Abalone

8. Which of these groups of animals has a foot?

A. Crabs
B. Anemones
C. Gastropods (Sea snails)

9. What do baleen whales eat?

A. Fish
B. Large marine mammals
C. Plankton

10. Which groups of animals were recently added to the

oceanic food web?

A. Crustaceans
B. Gelatinous zooplankton
C. Phytoplankton

11. Which of the following groups of animals are not crabs?

A. Horseshoe crabs
B. Fiddler crabs
C. Shore crabs

12. Why was the red sea given its name?

A. The water looked red at sunset.
B. A lot of red algae lives on the bottom.
C. Because of frequent red tides.

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