Marine Biology Questions

Sponges have what kind of symmetry?

Ribbon worms use their ____ for capturing prey.

The deposits of the following phytoplankton are used commercially in polishes and filtering devices:

Marine plants may contribute to the prevention of algal blooms by:

The macroalgae are commonly known as:

Red algae are important to biomedical/microbiological laboratories due to the algal production of:

Arthropods having two pairs of antennae belong to the subphylum:

Animals with eight rows of comb plates are called:

Water enters the water vascular system of echinoderms through the:

The exoskeleton of arthropods is composed of:

The molting process is a means for arthropods to:

The feeding biology of sponges is referred to as:

Molluscs having two jointed valves or shells belong to the class:

The symbiotic relationship between the coral animals and the zooxanthellae is an example of _________

T or F: Coral reefs contain 25% of all known marine species.

T or F: Some of the more common fauna of a sediment-covered shores include bivalve mollusks, annelid worms, and crustaceans.

T or F: One characteristic of hydrothermal vent communities is the unusually large size of organism such as tube worms and clams.

T or F: Coral reefs contain more algal biomass than animal biomass.

T or F: Kelps with air bladders are common along the western and northwestern Pacific coasts of the US.

All of the following are associated with hypersaline seeps except: