21) Which of the following is not a characteristic of Class Mammalia?
A) They are warm-blooded.
B) They lay eggs.
C) They breathe air.
D) The females of each species have mammary glands.
E) They have hair or fur at some point during development.
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 14.4 What Characteristics Do Marine Mammals Possess?
Essent’l Concept: 14.4 Differentiate between the main groups of marine mammals based on their
physical characteristics
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
22) Which of the following is not a member of the Order Carnivora?
A) Sea otters
B) Polar bears
C) Sperm whales
D) Seals
E) Sea lions
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 14.4 What Characteristics Do Marine Mammals Possess?
Essent’l Concept: 14.4 Differentiate between the main groups of marine mammals based on their
physical characteristics
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
23) Which of the following is not an adaptation for deep diving in Cetaceans?
A) Blood flow is shifted from the brain to the extremities
B) Collapsing the lungs to compensate for increasing water pressure during deep dives
C) Having a lot of myoglobin in the muscles to store oxygen
D) Having increased hemoglobin concentrations to store more oxygen
E) Slowed heart rate
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 14.4 What Characteristics Do Marine Mammals Possess?
Essent’l Concept: 14.4 Differentiate between the main groups of marine mammals based on their
physical characteristics
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
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24) Which of the following is not a baleen whale?
A) Blue whales
B) Fin whales
C) Gray whales
D) Right whales
E) Sperm whales
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 14.4 What Characteristics Do Marine Mammals Possess?
Essent’l Concept: 14.4 Differentiate between the main groups of marine mammals based on their
physical characteristics
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
25) Identify the mismatched pair.
A) Dolphin—Cetacea
B) Dugong—Sirenia
C) Manatee—Cetacea
D) Sea otter—Carnivora
E) Walrus—Pinnipedia
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 14.4 What Characteristics Do Marine Mammals Possess?
Essent’l Concept: 14.4 Differentiate between the main groups of marine mammals based on their
physical characteristics
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
26) Sea lions are easily distinguished from seals because they ________.
A) cannot rotate their front flippers backward
B) cannot rotate their front flippers forward
C) have external ears
D) have a short neck
E) use their rear flippers for swimming
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 14.4 What Characteristics Do Marine Mammals Possess?
Essent’l Concept: 14.4 Differentiate between the main groups of marine mammals based on their
physical characteristics
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
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27) The gray whale and other baleen whales migrate every year to ________.
A) feed in the Arctic and Antarctic regions during the winter
B) feed in the tropics during the summer
C) feed in the tropics during the winter
D) mate and give birth in the Arctic and Antarctic regions during the summer
E) mate and give birth in the tropics during the winter
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 14.4 What Characteristics Do Marine Mammals Possess?
Essent’l Concept: 14.4 Differentiate between the main groups of marine mammals based on their
physical characteristics
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
28) Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of
words/phrases. Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.
A) Arrow worm
B) Copepod
C) Ctenophore
D) Jellyfish
E) Salp
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Applying/Analyzing
Section: 14.1 How Are Marine Organisms Able to Stay Above the Ocean Floor?
Essent’l Concept: 14.1 Compare the various methods by which marine organisms are able to
avoid sinking through the water column
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
29) Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of
words/phrases. Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.
A) Anal
B) Caudal
C) Dorsal
D) Pelvic
E) Ventral
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Applying/Analyzing
Section: 14.1 How Are Marine Organisms Able to Stay Above the Ocean Floor?
Essent’l Concept: 14.1 Compare the various methods by which marine organisms are able to
avoid sinking through the water column
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
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30) Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of
words/phrases. Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.
A) Blubber
B) Collapsible ribs
C) Gas bladder
D) Spines
E) Swim bladder
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Applying/Analyzing
Section: 14.1 How Are Marine Organisms Able to Stay Above the Ocean Floor?
Essent’l Concept: 14.1 Compare the various methods by which marine organisms are able to
avoid sinking through the water column
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
31) Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of
words/phrases. Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.
A) Copepods
B) Foraminiferans
C) Krill
D) Radiolarians
E) Squid
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Applying/Analyzing
Section: 14.1 How Are Marine Organisms Able to Stay Above the Ocean Floor?
Essent’l Concept: 14.1 Compare the various methods by which marine organisms are able to
avoid sinking through the water column
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
32) Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of
words/phrases. Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.
A) Blue
B) Gray
C) Killer
D) Minke
E) Sei
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Applying/Analyzing
Section: 14.4 What Characteristics Do Marine Mammals Possess?
Essent’l Concept: 14.4 Differentiate between the main groups of marine mammals based on their
physical characteristics
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
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33) Which of the following animals doesn’t use a rigid gas container or a swim bladder?
A) Grouper
B) Nautilus
C) Sea Bass
D) Sepia
E) Tuna
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 14.1 How Are Marine Organisms Able to Stay Above the Ocean Floor?
Essent’l Concept: 14.1 Compare the various methods by which marine organisms are able to
avoid sinking through the water column
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
34) Which of the following animals uses an external shell as a rigid gas container to achieve
neutral buoyancy?
A) Grouper
B) Nautilus
C) Sea Bass
D) Sepia
E) Spirula
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 14.1 How Are Marine Organisms Able to Stay Above the Ocean Floor?
Essent’l Concept: 14.1 Compare the various methods by which marine organisms are able to
avoid sinking through the water column
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
35) Which of the following animals uses an internal chambered structure as a rigid gas container
to achieve neutral buoyancy?
A) Grouper
B) Cuttlefish
C) Sepia
D) Snapper
E) Tuna
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 14.1 How Are Marine Organisms Able to Stay Above the Ocean Floor?
Essent’l Concept: 14.1 Compare the various methods by which marine organisms are able to
avoid sinking through the water column
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
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36) Which of the following animals uses an internal chambered structure as a rigid gas container
to achieve neutral buoyancy?
A) Grouper
B) Nautilus
C) Snapper
D) Spirula
E) Tuna
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 14.1 How Are Marine Organisms Able to Stay Above the Ocean Floor?
Essent’l Concept: 14.1 Compare the various methods by which marine organisms are able to
avoid sinking through the water column
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
37) Which of the following animals uses a swim bladder to achieve neutral buoyancy?
A) Grouper
B) Nautilus
C) Spirula
D) Tuna
E) Sharks
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 14.1 How Are Marine Organisms Able to Stay Above the Ocean Floor?
Essent’l Concept: 14.1 Compare the various methods by which marine organisms are able to
avoid sinking through the water column
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
38) Which of the following animals uses a swim bladder to achieve neutral buoyancy?
A) Nautilus
B) Sepia
C) Sharks
D) Snapper
E) Tuna
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 14.1 How Are Marine Organisms Able to Stay Above the Ocean Floor?
Essent’l Concept: 14.1 Compare the various methods by which marine organisms are able to
avoid sinking through the water column
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
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39) Which of the following animals uses a swim bladder to achieve neutral buoyancy?
A) Nautilus
B) Sea Bass
C) Sepia
D) Sharks
E) Spirula
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 14.1 How Are Marine Organisms Able to Stay Above the Ocean Floor?
Essent’l Concept: 14.1 Compare the various methods by which marine organisms are able to
avoid sinking through the water column
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
40) Which of the following animals compensates for not having a swim bladder by using large
and flat pectoral fins and an asymmetrical caudal fin to produce lift?
A) Nautilus
B) Sepia
C) Shark
D) Spirula
E) Tuna
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 14.1 How Are Marine Organisms Able to Stay Above the Ocean Floor?
Essent’l Concept: 14.1 Compare the various methods by which marine organisms are able to
avoid sinking through the water column
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
41) Which of the following animals uses a very large, oil rich liver to help reduce their density
and float more easily?
A) Nautilus
B) Sepia
C) Shark
D) Spirula
E) Tuna
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 14.1 How Are Marine Organisms Able to Stay Above the Ocean Floor?
Essent’l Concept: 14.1 Compare the various methods by which marine organisms are able to
avoid sinking through the water column
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
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42) Which of the following are single-celled, microscopic protozoans that build their hard shells
out of silica?
A) Coccolithophores
B) Copepods
C) Ctenophores
D) Foraminifers
E) Radiolarians
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 14.1 How Are Marine Organisms Able to Stay Above the Ocean Floor?
Essent’l Concept: 14.1 Compare the various methods by which marine organisms are able to
avoid sinking through the water column
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
43) Which of the following produce a hard test made of calcium carbonate that is segmented or
chambered, with a prominent opening in one end?
A) Coccolithophores
B) Copepods
C) Ctenophores
D) Foraminifers
E) Radiolarians
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 14.1 How Are Marine Organisms Able to Stay Above the Ocean Floor?
Essent’l Concept: 14.1 Compare the various methods by which marine organisms are able to
avoid sinking through the water column
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
44) Which of the following have a hard exoskeleton and a segmented body with jointed legs,
forked tails and distinct antennae?
A) Coccolithophores
B) Copepods
C) Ctenophores
D) Foraminifers
E) Radiolarians
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 14.1 How Are Marine Organisms Able to Stay Above the Ocean Floor?
Essent’l Concept: 14.1 Compare the various methods by which marine organisms are able to
avoid sinking through the water column
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
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45) Which of the following lay eggs that are released into seawater, where they hatch in about a
day?
A) Coccolithophores
B) Copepods
C) Ctenophores
D) Foraminifers
E) Radiolarians
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 14.1 How Are Marine Organisms Able to Stay Above the Ocean Floor?
Essent’l Concept: 14.1 Compare the various methods by which marine organisms are able to
avoid sinking through the water column
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
46) Which of the following are one of the most numerically dominant types of multicelled
organisms on the planet?
A) Coccolithophores
B) Copepods
C) Ctenophores
D) Foraminifers
E) Radiolarians
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 14.1 How Are Marine Organisms Able to Stay Above the Ocean Floor?
Essent’l Concept: 14.1 Compare the various methods by which marine organisms are able to
avoid sinking through the water column
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
47) Which of the following compose the majority of the ocean’s zooplankton biomass?
A) Coccolithophores
B) Copepods
C) Ctenophores
D) Foraminifers
E) Radiolarians
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 14.1 How Are Marine Organisms Able to Stay Above the Ocean Floor?
Essent’l Concept: 14.1 Compare the various methods by which marine organisms are able to
avoid sinking through the water column
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
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48) Which of the following zooplankton include the hydrozoans and the scyphozoans?
A) Cnidarians
B) Coccolithophores
C) Ctenophores
D) Foraminifers
E) Radiolarians
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 14.1 How Are Marine Organisms Able to Stay Above the Ocean Floor?
Essent’l Concept: 14.1 Compare the various methods by which marine organisms are able to
avoid sinking through the water column
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
49) Which of the following have soft bodies that are more than 95% water?
A) Cnidarians
B) Coccolithophores
C) Ctenophores
D) Foraminifers
E) Radiolarians
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 14.1 How Are Marine Organisms Able to Stay Above the Ocean Floor?
Essent’l Concept: 14.1 Compare the various methods by which marine organisms are able to
avoid sinking through the water column
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
50) Which of the following have tentacles armed with stinging cells called nematocysts?
A) Cnidarians
B) Coccolithophores
C) Ctenophores
D) Foraminifers
E) Radiolarians
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 14.1 How Are Marine Organisms Able to Stay Above the Ocean Floor?
Essent’l Concept: 14.1 Compare the various methods by which marine organisms are able to
avoid sinking through the water column
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
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