Marine Science Chapter 5

Note Taking Worksheet

 

  1. What does an organism’s scientific name represent?
  2. What are the seven hierarchies that organisms are classified by?
  3. What things are used to classify an organism?
  4. How many kingdoms are there? Name them.
  5. Are archaea and bacteria alike?
  6. What’s the definition of algae?
  7. Diatoms account for ________ of the photosynthetic biomass on Earth.
  8. What phylum are dinoflagellates in?
  9. What pigment is directly used in photosynthesis?
  10. What lead some scientists to think that land plants may have evolved from green algae?
  11. Why is red algae important to coral reefs?
  12. What are the largest brown algae? Why is it important?
  13. In addition to food and oxygen, marine plants provide important _____________ for other marine organisms.
  14. Why are mangrove swamps important?
  15. What are the two main cell types in sponges and what are their functions?
  16. Describe sponge larvae.
  17. List the different classes of animals in the Phylum Cnidaria, describe their body types and give examples of each class.

 

  1. What are characteristics of animals the Phylum Platyhelminthes?

 

  1. Simple worms in phylum Nematoda are characterized by…..?

 

  1. What characteristics are shared by all mollusks?

 

  1. Name the three main classes of Phylum Mollusca, give their characteristics of each class and list some examples of each.

 

  1. What is the main characteristic of annelids and list some examples of annelids.

 

  1. Which class in phylum Annelida has the most marine representatives?

 

  1. List the characteristics of phylum Arthropoda.

 

  1. List the characteristics of Super class Crustacea.

 

  1. Why are copepods so important?

 

  1. Describe characteristics of Order Decapoda.

 

  1. Why are krill important?

 

  1. List characteristics of organisms in Phylum Echinodermata.

 

  1. List the classes of animals in Phylum Echinodermata and give their characteristics and examples of each.