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

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

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