Aquatic Animals
Lesson 1 of Zoology 2: Swimming Creatures of the 5th Day
- 1.
What are nektonic creatures?
- A.
Animals that do not swim but move across the bottom of a body of water.
- B.
Animals that drift with the currents.
- C.
Animals that can swim.
Correct Answer
C. Animals that can swim. -
- 2.
What are benthic creatures?
- A.
Animals that do not swim but move across the bottom of a body of water.
- B.
Animals that drift with the currents.
- C.
Animals that can swim.
Correct Answer
A. Animals that do not swim but move across the bottom of a body of water. -
- 3.
What are plankton?
- A.
Animals that do not swim but move across the bottom of a body of water.
- B.
Animals that drift with the currents.
- C.
Animals that can swim.
Correct Answer
B. Animals that drift with the currents. -
- 4.
Where can zooplankton be found at night?
- A.
Near the surface of the ocean
- B.
Deep in the ocean
Correct Answer
A. Near the surface of the ocean -
- 5.
Why are plankton important to all sea life?
- A.
They clean the ocean
- B.
They cause the ocean tides
- C.
They are food for many sea creatures
Correct Answer
C. They are food for many sea creatures -
- 6.
What are filter feeders?
- A.
They keep the oceans clean.
- B.
They filter out debris.
- C.
All of the above.
Correct Answer
C. All of the above. -
- 7.
What are the 4 oceans of the world?
- A.
Atlas, Pacific, Caribbean & Arctic
- B.
Superior, Erie, Great & Ontario
- C.
Atlantic, Pacific, Indian & Arctic
- D.
Arctic, Antarctic, Mexican & Hudson
Correct Answer
C. Atlantic, Pacific, Indian & Arctic -
- 8.
What are seas (pick all that apply)
- A.
They are smaller than oceans but not salty.
- B.
As big as oceans, salty but not connected to oceans.
- C.
Smaller than oceans and salty.
Correct Answer
C. Smaller than oceans and salty. -
- 9.
What is an estuary?
- A.
Places where seas meet the ocean.
- B.
A place to store statues.
- C.
Places where rivers meet the ocean.
Correct Answer
C. Places where rivers meet the ocean. -
- 10.
Which is the correct order of the 4 ocean zones starting from the shore out to the deep?
- A.
Continental shelf, continental slope, continental rise and abyssal plain
- B.
Abyssal plain, continental rise, continental shelf, continental slope.
- C.
Continental rise, continental slope, abyssal plain and continental shelf
Correct Answer
A. Continental shelf, continental slope, continental rise and abyssal plain -
- 11.
Which is the correct order of the 3 zones where aquatic creatures live (from surface to the deep)?
- A.
Sunrise, Twilight, Sunset
- B.
Sunlit, Twilight & Midnight
- C.
Twilight, Sunlit & Midnight
Correct Answer
B. Sunlit, Twilight & Midnight -
- 12.
What are circular currents called?
- A.
Whirlpools
- B.
Tidepools
- C.
Gyres
Correct Answer
C. Gyres -
- 13.
What are currents caused by temperature and salt levels called?
- A.
Thermohaline currents
- B.
Tornadoes
- C.
Tsunamis
Correct Answer
A. Thermohaline currents -
- 14.
What causes tides?
- A.
Whales
- B.
Wind
- C.
The Moon
Correct Answer
C. The Moon -
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