Biol 15N Marine Biology » Winter 2020 » Quiz 4

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Question #1
What reaction is this? C6H12O6 + O2 --> CO2 + ATP + H2O
A.   aerobic respiration
B.   anaerobic respiration
C.   photosynthesis
D.   carbon fixation
Question #2
An organism that lives in the water column may be ________ if it drifts or _______ if it actively swims. Alternatively, ______ organisms live on or near the bottom.
A.   benthic, nektonic, planktonic
B.   planktonic, nektonic, benthic
C.   planktonic, benthic, nektonic
D.   nektonic, planktonic, benthic
Question #3
An organism that uses heat produced by metabolism to heat its body it called a what?
A.   endotherm
B.   homeotherm
C.   ectotherm
D.   poikilotherm
Question #4
Which is the correct specific epithet? 
A.   Porites Astreoides
B.   porites astreoides
C.   Porites astreoides
D.   Porites astreoides
Question #5
If I am studying the evolutionary history of an organisms, or the evolutionary relationship of organisms to each other (including their descent from a common ancestor or group), then this would be the field of....?
A.   phylogenetics
B.   witch craft
C.   cladogenetics
D.   genetics
Question #6
Inorganic nutrients are vital for organisms to build biomass and create energy carrying molecules. Arguably the two most important (and limited) inorganic nutrients for primary producers on land and in the ocean are what? (select two),,
A.   phosphate (PO4 3-)
B.   carbon dioxide (CO2)
C.   sunlight
D.   nitrate (NO3-)
E.   glucose (C6H12O6)

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