Marine Vertebrates And Other Nekton - Marine Biology Function Biodiversity Ecology | Biology+

Course

Ecology

Study Pack

Set 1: Sounding the Deep

Set 2: The Oceanic Environment

Set 3: Climate Oscillations and Climate Change

Set 4: Ecological and Evolutionary Principles of Marine Biology

Set 5: The Chemical and Physical Environment

Set 6: Life in a Fluid Medium

Set 7: Reproduction, Dispersal, and Migration

Set 8: Plankton

Set 9: Marine Vertebrates and Other Nekton

Set 10: The Open Sea: Distributions and Adaptations

Set 11: Processes in the Water Column

Set 12: Productivity, Food Webs, and Global Climate Change

Set 13: Benthic Microorganisms, Seaweeds, and Sea Grasses

Set 14: The Diversity of Benthic Marine Invertebrates

Set 15: Benthic Life Habits

Set 16: The Tidelands: Rocky Shores, Soft-Substratum Shores, Marshes, Mangroves, Estuaries, and Oyster Reefs

Set 17: The Shallow Coastal Subtidal: Sea Grass Beds, Rocky Reefs, Kelp Forests, and Coral Reefs

Set 18: Benthos From the Continental Shelf to the Deep Sea

Set 19: Polar Marine Biology

Set 20: Biodiversity and Conservation of the Ocean

Set 21: Fisheries and Food From the Sea

Set 22: Environmental Impacts of Industrial Activities and Human Populations

Set 9 Marine Vertebrates And Other Nekton

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Set 9 Marine Vertebrates And Other Nekton

(Multiple Choice)

Free

Cephalopods are capable of avoiding predators by means of

A) Rapid color change
B) Production of clouds of ink
C) Rapid swimming
D) All of the above

Answer

(Multiple Choice)

Free

Some cephalopods can adjust their position in the water column using a

A) Swim bladder
B) Rete mirabile
C) Salt pump
D) Low-density egg mass

Answer

(Multiple Choice)

Free

Chambered nautilus are found

A) Throughout all depths of the ocean
B) Only in benthic environments shallower than 10 meters
C) In water depths no greater than 800 meters
D) Floating at the surface

Answer