Sumich Marine Biology, 8E: Study Quizzes

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Introduction to the Biology of Marine Life, Eighth Edition, James L. Sumich and John F. Morrissey

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Please read each question and select your answer from the choices provided. You must complete all of the questions in order to view your results. At the end of each exam, you have the option to e-mail your results to your instructor.

1: Epiphytes are organisms that live:
	A: on the bottom
	B: attached to larger plants
	C: in association with corals
	D: within the cells of larger plants

2: Photosynthesis in algae takes place primarily in the:
	A: holdfasts
	B: stipes
	C: leaves
	D: blades

3: The structure on kelp such as Macrocystis that acts to bring the blades to the surface is the:
	A: holdfast
	B: haptera
	C: stipe
	D: sporophyte

4: Which of the following is true about spores?
	A: They develop into flowers.
	B: They are haploid.
	C: They are diploid.
	D: They develop into seeds.

5: The red algae are most common in:
	A: cold waters
	B: tropical waters
	C: Arctic waters
	D: temperate waters

6: Horizontal extensions that attach anthophytes to the soft sediments are called:
	A: holdfasts
	B: rhizomes
	C: haptera
	D: roots

7: Pneumatocysts are filled with the gases most abundant in air.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

8: In Ulva, the sporophyte generation is dominant.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

9: Sporangia are haploid.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

10: Mangroves are seed-producing plants.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

11: The Red Sea is considered one of the most prolific regions in terms of diversity of algae.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

12: Red mangroves produce seeds that germinate while still hanging from the branches of the parent tree.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

13: Overall primary productivity in the tropics is low because of the permanent thermocline.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

14: Around Antarctica, the annual average rate of primary production is 150 gC/m2/yr.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

15: About 72% of the total primary production occurs in the open ocean.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

16: Which of the following algae has invaded the Mediterranean and caused environmental harm?
	A: Codium
	B: Halimeda
	C: Caulerpa
	D: Fucus

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