Question 1

Most fish in the bathypelagic are ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   black
B)   silver
C)   red
D)   white
E)   colorlessF) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 2

Because whales are homeotherms, individuals of a single species can migrate between and survive in waters of very different temperatures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In the perpetually dark bathypelagic zone, fish tend to be ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   brightly colored
B)   fast swimmers
C)   frequent feeders
D)   bioluminescent
E)   absentF) All of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 4

TEDs are devices to keep seals away from fishnets.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What percentage of birds are marine species?

Accepted Answer

A)   3 percent
B)   10 percent
C)   22 percent
D)   27 percent
E)   30 percentF) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 6

A shark is an example of a bony fish.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

All eight species of sea turtles are threatened or endangered.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Fish of the bathyal and abyssal zones are generally ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   small bodied, large mouthed, and bioluminescent
B)   large bodied, large mouthed, and bioluminescent
C)   small bodied, small mouthed, and dark colored
D)   large bodied, small mouthed, and dark colored
E)   small bodied, small mouthed, and bioluminescentF) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 9

The colossal squid, the world's largest invertebrate, feeds by ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   active predation
B)   ambush predation
C)   filter feeding
D)   grazing
E)   scavengingF) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Question 10

The most well-developed sense in sharks is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   sight
B)   taste
C)   smell
D)   touch
E)   hearingF) A) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 11

The nekton only include vertebrates such as fish and whales.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) protects all nekton in U.S. waters.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The most well-developed sense in marine birds is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   sight
B)   taste
C)   smell
D)   touch
E)   hearingF) C) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 14

The only marine lizard that is a member of the nekton is the marine iguana found in the Galápagos Islands.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A keystone species is an organism that ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   is endangered
B)   plays a crucial role in an ecosystem
C)   is very abundant
D)   lives in coastal regionsE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 16

Which of these is an example of a jawless fish?

Accepted Answer

A)   ray
B)   shark
C)   hagfish
D)   whale shark
E)   skateF) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 17

Seabirds have a very well-developed sense of taste.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The hagfish are the only known vertebrate that is iso-osmotic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A group behavior that is much more common in bony fish than cartilaginous fish is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   territoriality
B)   homing
C)   schooling
D)   migrationE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 20

Demersal fish spend more of their time ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   at mid-depths in the water column
B)   on the seafloor
C)   at the sea surface
D)   swimming actively over a wide range of depths
E)   in the littoral zoneF) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Exam 13: The Nekton: Swimmers of the Sea

Demersal fish spend more of their time ________.

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The nekton only include vertebrates such as fish and whales.

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What percentage of birds are marine species?

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Fish of the bathyal and abyssal zones are generally ________.

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Which of these is an example of a jawless fish?

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A keystone species is an organism that ________.

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Seabirds have a very well-developed sense of taste.

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Because whales are homeotherms, individuals of a single species can migrate between and survive in waters of very different temperatures.

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TEDs are devices to keep seals away from fishnets.

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The most well-developed sense in marine birds is ________.

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The most well-developed sense in sharks is ________.

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The colossal squid, the world's largest invertebrate, feeds by ________.

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Most fish in the bathypelagic are ________.

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All eight species of sea turtles are threatened or endangered.

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A group behavior that is much more common in bony fish than cartilaginous fish is ________.

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The Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) protects all nekton in U.S. waters.

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The hagfish are the only known vertebrate that is iso-osmotic.

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A shark is an example of a bony fish.

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The only marine lizard that is a member of the nekton is the marine iguana found in the Galápagos Islands.

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In the perpetually dark bathypelagic zone, fish tend to be ________.

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