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AICE Marine Science questions with correct answersTaxonomic hierarchy Correct Answer-The classification of the species
within living organisms by describing the domain, kingdom, phylum,
class, order, family, genus, and species.
Binomial nomenclature Correct Answer-The two-part Latin name given
to each species comprising the genus followed by the species.
Dichotomous key Correct Answer-An identification tool consisting of a
series of two-part choices that lead the user to a correct identification.
Biological drawings Correct Answer-A scientific drawing that records
an image and important features of the specimen.
Plankton Correct Answer-A diverse collection of generally microscopic
free-floating organisms that have limited motility and drift in water
currents
Zooplankton Correct Answer-Consumers that include examples such as
larvae, copepods, and larger animals such as jellyfish
Echinoderms Correct Answer-A marine invertebrate group with
pentaradial symmetry and tubed feet.
Crustaceans Correct Answer-A marine invertebrate group with a hard
exoskeleton, ten jointed legs, and a nauplius larval stage.
, Bony fish Correct Answer-Fish that have skeletons made of bone and
scaly skin. Belong to the class Osteichthyes.
Cartiloginous fish Correct Answer-Fish that have jaws and skeletons
made only of cartilage and belong to the class Chondrichthyes.
Macroalgae Correct Answer-Marine producers such as kelp and
seaweeds.
Marine grasses Correct Answer-Aquatic flowering plants that are often
found in estuarine and coastal environment.
Keystone species Correct Answer-An organism that plays a unique and
crucial role in the way an ecosystem functions; without this organism,
the ecosystem would be dramatically different or cease to exist
altogether.
I.e.: plankton, phytoplankton, zooplankton
Larvae Correct Answer-A planktonic stage of development which occur
between the egg and juveniles; found in nearly all species of fish and
invertebrates.
Pentaradial symmetry Correct Answer-Have 5 or multiples of 5 arms
surrounding their central disk.
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