Ocean 115 - Introduction to Oceanography » Spring 2022 » Seasonal Seas video

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Question #1
Where are the seasonal seas? 
A.   Temperate parts of the world where the seasons change during the course of the year
B.   Tropical parts of the world where the seasons change from wet to dry
C.   Polar parts of the world where the seasons change from light to dark
D.   The coasts of tropical islands because animal migrate seasonally to the islands
Question #2
Who makes it to Sable Island, Nova Scotia?
A.   Saltwater crocodiles
B.   Red crabs
C.   Gray seals
D.   Green turtles
Question #3
What is the total tonnage of the phytoplankton bloom?
A.   6 trillion tons
B.   1 trillion tons
C.   5 trillion tons
D.   9 trillion tons
E.   3 trillion tons
Question #4
Two animals that feed on the plankton are?
A.   Bluefin tuna and anemones
B.   Mahi mahi and anemones
C.   Killer whales and whale sharks
D.   Copepods and Bluefin tuna
E.   Copepods and basking sharks
Question #5
How do the sea otters stop themselves from drifting into open water?    
A.   By wrapping kelp around themselves
B.   By resting on sea stacks
C.   They cannot
D.   By resting on the beach
Question #6
Why is the sea slug colored?
A.   To swim better
B.   To find mates
C.   To hide in the sand
D.   To advertise its poison
Question #7
How many eggs does the female lobster carry around? 
A.   10
B.   3,000
C.   15,000
D.   200
E.   Over 20,000
Question #8
What helps them develop?
A.   The warm water
B.   The cold water
C.   Seaweed
D.   Clams
Question #9
How old are the crabs when they reach the sea bottom?
A.   10 days
B.   3 weeks
C.   1 day
D.   20 weeks
E.   1 week
Question #10
How does a crab’s diet change over its life?
A.   Starts as a vegetarian and switches to a carnivore
B.   Starts as a carnivore and switches to vegetarian
C.   Starts as an omnivore and switches to vegetarian
D.   Starts as a carnivore and switches to an omnivore
Question #11
What can the salmon shark due?
A.   Swim from the North to South Pole
B.   Maintain a higher body temperature
C.   Leap 10 feet in the air
D.   Use salmon to fine schools of herring
Question #12
What feeds on the herring in Alaska?
A.   Seagulls
B.   Aucklands
C.   Yellowtail rockfish
D.   All of these
Question #13
Where does the hooded sea slug hunt?
A.   On coral reefs
B.   On the rocky shore
C.   On kelp
D.   On the sides of whales
Question #14
Where does the handfish live?
A.   Only in water deeper than 2000 meters
B.   Only in the southern hemisphere
C.   Only on rocks because they cannot swim and have to cling to rocks
D.   Only in the northern hemisphere
Question #15
Are the temperate seas different in the southern hemisphere when compared to the northern hemisphere?
A.   We are still not sure
B.   The seasons occur at the same time so they are the same
C.   The seasons are opposite so they are dramatically different
D.   The seasons are opposite in each hemisphere but they are basically the same
Question #16
How do the orca pods catch the herring?
A.   They blow bubbles to trap them
B.   They simply swallow them all because they are so massive
C.   They use their tails to generate wave of great water pressure to stun the fish
D.   They kill the herring with sonar blasts
Question #17
Are the majority of bait fish like herring eaten?
A.   No
B.   Yes

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