49) Which of the following kingdoms contains the multicelled animals?
A) Animalia
B) Archaebacteria
C) Eubacteria
D) Fungi
E) Plantae
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 12.1 What Are Living Things, and How Are They Classified?
Essent’l Concept: 12.1 Discuss the characteristics of life and how living things are classified
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
Global Sci Out: 7
50) Which of the following kingdoms contains species that range in complexity from simple
sponges to complex vertebrates?
A) Animalia
B) Archaebacteria
C) Eubacteria
D) Fungi
E) Plantae
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 12.1 What Are Living Things, and How Are They Classified?
Essent’l Concept: 12.1 Discuss the characteristics of life and how living things are classified
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
Global Sci Out: 7
51) Which of the following kingdoms also includes humans?
A) Animalia
B) Archaebacteria
C) Eubacteria
D) Fungi
E) Plantae
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 12.1 What Are Living Things, and How Are They Classified?
Essent’l Concept: 12.1 Discuss the characteristics of life and how living things are classified
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
Global Sci Out: 7
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52) Which of the following kingdoms includes 100,000 species of mold and lichen?
A) Archaebacteria
B) Eubacteria
C) Fungi
D) Plantae
E) Protista
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 12.1 What Are Living Things, and How Are They Classified?
Essent’l Concept: 12.1 Discuss the characteristics of life and how living things are classified
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
Global Sci Out: 7
53) Which of the following kingdoms includes species that live with cyanobacteria or green
algae to form lichen?
A) Archaebacteria
B) Eubacteria
C) Fungi
D) Plantae
E) Protista
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 12.1 What Are Living Things, and How Are They Classified?
Essent’l Concept: 12.1 Discuss the characteristics of life and how living things are classified
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
Global Sci Out: 7
54) Which of the following kingdoms includes species that function primarily as decomposers in
the marine ecosystem?
A) Animalia
B) Archaebacteria
C) Eubacteria
D) Fungi
E) Protista
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 12.1 What Are Living Things, and How Are They Classified?
Essent’l Concept: 12.1 Discuss the characteristics of life and how living things are classified
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
Global Sci Out: 7
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55) Which of the following kingdoms includes a diverse collection of single-celled and
multicelled organisms that have a nucleus?
A) Archaebacteria
B) Eubacteria
C) Fungi
D) Plantae
E) Protista
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 12.1 What Are Living Things, and How Are They Classified?
Essent’l Concept: 12.1 Discuss the characteristics of life and how living things are classified
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
Global Sci Out: 7
56) Which of the following kingdoms include various types of marine algae and single-celled
organisms called protozoa?
A) Archaebacteria
B) Eubacteria
C) Fungi
D) Plantae
E) Protista
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 12.1 What Are Living Things, and How Are They Classified?
Essent’l Concept: 12.1 Discuss the characteristics of life and how living things are classified
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
Global Sci Out: 7
57) The fundamental unit of taxonomic classification is the ________.
A) Phylum
B) Order
C) Family
D) Genus
E) Species
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 12.1 What Are Living Things, and How Are They Classified?
Essent’l Concept: 12.1 Discuss the characteristics of life and how living things are classified
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
Global Sci Out: 7
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58) Which of the following is the most specific taxonomic grouping shared by humans and
common dolphins?
A) Phylum
B) Class
C) Order
D) Family
E) Genus
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Applying/Analyzing
Section: 12.1 What Are Living Things, and How Are They Classified?
Essent’l Concept: 12.1 Discuss the characteristics of life and how living things are classified
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
Global Sci Out: 7
59) Which of the following is the most specific taxonomic grouping shared by humans and killer
whales?
A) Phylum
B) Class
C) Order
D) Family
E) Genus
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Applying/Analyzing
Section: 12.1 What Are Living Things, and How Are They Classified?
Essent’l Concept: 12.1 Discuss the characteristics of life and how living things are classified
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
Global Sci Out: 7
60) Which of the following is the most specific taxonomic grouping shared by common dolphins
and killer whales?
A) Class
B) Order
C) Family
D) Genus
E) Species
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Applying/Analyzing
Section: 12.1 What Are Living Things, and How Are They Classified?
Essent’l Concept: 12.1 Discuss the characteristics of life and how living things are classified
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
Global Sci Out: 7
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61) Which of the following is the most specific taxonomic grouping shared by common dolphins
and bat stars?
A) Kingdom
B) Phylum
C) Class
D) Order
E) Family
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Applying/Analyzing
Section: 12.1 What Are Living Things, and How Are They Classified?
Essent’l Concept: 12.1 Discuss the characteristics of life and how living things are classified
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
Global Sci Out: 7
62) Judge the following sentence according to the criteria given below: Common names can be
more confusing than scientific names BECAUSE there can be more than one common name for
the same species.
A) The assertion and the reason are both correct, and the reason is valid.
B) The assertion and the reason are both correct, but the reason is invalid.
C) The assertion is correct, but the reason is incorrect.
D) The assertion is incorrect, but the reason is correct.
E) Both the assertion and the reason are incorrect.
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Applying/Analyzing
Section: 12.1 What Are Living Things, and How Are They Classified?
Essent’l Concept: 12.1 Discuss the characteristics of life and how living things are classified
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
Global Sci Out: 7
63) Judge the following sentence according to the criteria given below: Plankters are unable to
swim BECAUSE they primarily move through the ocean by drifting.
A) The assertion and the reason are both correct, and the reason is valid.
B) The assertion and the reason are both correct, but the reason is invalid.
C) The assertion is correct, but the reason is incorrect.
D) The assertion is incorrect, but the reason is correct.
E) Both the assertion and the reason are incorrect.
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Applying/Analyzing
Section: 12.2 How Are Marine Organisms Classified?
Essent’l Concept: 12.2 Demonstrate an understanding of how marine organisms are classified
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
Global Sci Out: 7
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64) All organisms that drift with ocean currents are classified as ________.
A) benthos
B) fungi
C) nekton
D) plankton
E) plantae
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 12.2 How Are Marine Organisms Classified?
Essent’l Concept: 12.2 Demonstrate an understanding of how marine organisms are classified
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
Global Sci Out: 7
65) Judge the following sentence according to the criteria given below: Plankton cannot
determine their horizontal position within the ocean BECAUSE they can’t swim, move only
weakly or move only vertically.
A) The assertion and the reason are both correct, and the reason is valid.
B) The assertion and the reason are both correct, but the reason is invalid.
C) The assertion is correct, but the reason is incorrect.
D) The assertion is incorrect, but the reason is correct.
E) Both the assertion and the reason are incorrect.
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Applying/Analyzing
Section: 12.2 How Are Marine Organisms Classified?
Essent’l Concept: 12.2 Demonstrate an understanding of how marine organisms are classified
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
Global Sci Out: 7
66) Most of Earth’s mass of living organisms consists of which of the following?
A) Animalia
B) Benthos
C) Nekton
D) Plankton
E) Plantae
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 12.2 How Are Marine Organisms Classified?
Essent’l Concept: 12.2 Demonstrate an understanding of how marine organisms are classified
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
Global Sci Out: 7
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67) Which of the following types of plankton can photosynthesize and produce its own food?
A) Holoplankton
B) Photoplankton
C) Phytoplankton
D) Synthoplankton
E) Zooplankton
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 12.2 How Are Marine Organisms Classified?
Essent’l Concept: 12.2 Demonstrate an understanding of how marine organisms are classified
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
Global Sci Out: 7
68) Which of the following is a zooplankton?
A) Coccolithophores
B) Diatoms
C) Dinoflagellates
D) Radiolarian
E) Virioplankton
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 12.2 How Are Marine Organisms Classified?
Essent’l Concept: 12.2 Demonstrate an understanding of how marine organisms are classified
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
Global Sci Out: 7
69) Which of the following is a phytoplankton?
A) Copepod
B) Dinoflagellates
C) Foraminifers
D) Noctiluca
E) Radiolarian
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 12.2 How Are Marine Organisms Classified?
Essent’l Concept: 12.2 Demonstrate an understanding of how marine organisms are classified
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
Global Sci Out: 7
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70) Which of the following plankton are the smallest?
A) Bacterioplankton
B) Meroplankton
C) Phytoplankton
D) Virioplankton
E) Zooplankton
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 12.2 How Are Marine Organisms Classified?
Essent’l Concept: 12.2 Demonstrate an understanding of how marine organisms are classified
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
Global Sci Out: 7
71) Organisms that spend their entire lives as plankton are called which of the following?
A) Holoplankton
B) Meroplankton
C) Phytoplankton
D) Virioplankton
E) Zooplankton
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 12.2 How Are Marine Organisms Classified?
Essent’l Concept: 12.2 Demonstrate an understanding of how marine organisms are classified
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
Global Sci Out: 7
72) Organisms that spend only part of their lives as plankton are called which of the following?
A) Holoplankton
B) Meroplankton
C) Phytoplankton
D) Virioplankton
E) Zooplankton
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 12.2 How Are Marine Organisms Classified?
Essent’l Concept: 12.2 Demonstrate an understanding of how marine organisms are classified
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
Global Sci Out: 7
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73) Which of the following plankton are the largest?
A) Macroplankton
B) Phytoplankton
C) Picoplankton
D) Virioplankton
E) Zooplankton
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 12.2 How Are Marine Organisms Classified?
Essent’l Concept: 12.2 Demonstrate an understanding of how marine organisms are classified
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
Global Sci Out: 7
74) Plankton that measure between 2 to 20 centimeters are classified, based on size, as which of
the following?
A) Macroplankton
B) Phytoplankton
C) Picoplankton
D) Virioplankton
E) Zooplankton
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 12.2 How Are Marine Organisms Classified?
Essent’l Concept: 12.2 Demonstrate an understanding of how marine organisms are classified
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
Global Sci Out: 7
75) Plankton that measure between 0.2 to 2 microns are classified, based on size, as which of the
following?
A) Macroplankton
B) Phytoplankton
C) Picoplankton
D) Virioplankton
E) Zooplankton
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 12.2 How Are Marine Organisms Classified?
Essent’l Concept: 12.2 Demonstrate an understanding of how marine organisms are classified
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
Global Sci Out: 7
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76) All animals capable of moving independently of the ocean currents are called ________.
A) Animalia
B) Benthos
C) Nekton
D) Plankton
E) Plantae
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 12.2 How Are Marine Organisms Classified?
Essent’l Concept: 12.2 Demonstrate an understanding of how marine organisms are classified
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
Global Sci Out: 7
77) Which of the following includes most adult fish, marine mammals, marine reptiles, and some
marine invertebrates?
A) Animalia
B) Benthos
C) Nekton
D) Plankton
E) Plantae
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 12.2 How Are Marine Organisms Classified?
Essent’l Concept: 12.2 Demonstrate an understanding of how marine organisms are classified
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
Global Sci Out: 7
78) Which of the following terms describes organisms living on or in the ocean bottom?
A) Benthos
B) Fungi
C) Nekton
D) Plankton
E) Plantae
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 12.2 How Are Marine Organisms Classified?
Essent’l Concept: 12.2 Demonstrate an understanding of how marine organisms are classified
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
Global Sci Out: 7
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