Marine Biology 101 Quiz

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What phylum are fish in?
- Chordata
- Aquaria
- Icthyotata
- Echinoderm
How many shark species are there?
- 27
- 1000+, we still haven't discovered them all.
- 440
- 192
What is the benthic zone?
- The intertidal zone.
- The shore
- The lowest level in a body of water, including sediments.
- The highest level in a body of water, including the space above the water.
- The intestinal tract of a whale.
How many bones do sharks have?
- 278
- 126
- None
- 28 (just it's teeth)
- 1 (the skull)
What is the largest bony fish?
- Whale shark
- Blue whale
- Ocean sunfish
- Great white shark.
- Beluga sturgeon.
What is the SMALLEST fish?
- Paedocrypis progenetica.
- Orange lined triggerfish.
- Microscopus punis.
- Cyanea capillata.
What is a carapace?
- An abnormal growth on sea turtles caused by digestion of foreign materials.
- The hard upper shell of a sea turtle.
- The feces of a whale.
- A common bottom dwelling crustacean found in shallow waters.
What is the base of the marine food chain?
- Zooplankton
- 14
- Diatoms
- Dinoflagellates.
- Diatoms and dinoflagellates.
What is a prokaryote?
- An organism without membrane bound nuclei.
- A marine virus that inhabits the tropics.
- A crustacean that inhabits the abyssal zone, characterized by 4 venomous spines.
- An organism with no backbone.
What is a keystone species?
- A species that has existed for over 50 million years.
- A species with a large ecological impact relative to it's population.
- A species that is on the verge of extinction.
- A species with a large population density.

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