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Aquatic Science Spring Semester Final
1. What factors describe an organism?
2. What are the levels of organization?
3. What are examples of density independent and density dependent?
4. Define predator to prey relationship.
5. Give examples to abiotic and biotic factors
6. Identify the following terms: Carnivore, herbivore, omnivore, and parasites.
7. What are the 3 types of symbiotic relationships, know examples for each.
8. What does a habitat provide for an organism?
9. Be able to identify producers, primary consumer, secondary consumer, tertiary consumer, etc.
10. What are traits of Agnathas?
11. What are the characteristics of a fish?
12. Define Ovoviviparous, Oviparous, and Viviparous.
13. What is the benefit of the lamprey’s horn-like teeth?
14. What are the 3 types of teeth sharks have, list examples of the species who have them?
15. What are characteristics of Chondrichthyes?
16. What is the purpose of fins?
17. What is the significance of the swim bladder?
18. How are stingrays related to sharks?
19. What does SOLVAT stand for?
20. What shark is known to head butt it’s prey?
21. What is the significance of a dorsal fin?
22. What is a common trait only tang fish have?
23. What is the reason for the spiracle?
24. What tropical fish can be identified for it’s “B” shape caudal region?
25. A fish identified for its arrowhead shape body?
26. What are tiger sharks known for?
27. What type of caudal fin is good for short bursts at a still motion?
28. What structure controls speed in a fish?
29. Draw the caudal fin for: truncate, lunate, rounded, and emarginated.
30. What are structures made of keratin?
31. What are traits of birds?
32. What are common traits of birds and reptiles?
33. What does carotenoid provide to flamingos?
34. What do all penguins have in common?
35. Define sexual dimorphic
36. What is the purpose of a broad patch?
37. What physical adaptation do flamingos have to filter feed?
38. Why can’t penguins fly?
39. How do flamingos use thermoregulation?
40. What animals that we learned about can be found in North America?
41. What are characteristics of a mammal?
42. What are examples of cetaceans?
43. What is the terrestrial link to cetaceans?
44. What animal can’t be found in the Gulf of Mexico?
45. How are dolphins and porpoises different?
46. What are pectoral flippers made out of?
47. What do cetaceans and pinnipeds have in common?
48. What are examples of pinnipeds?
49. What distinguishes baleen whales from toothed whales?
50. What is the purpose of blubber?
51. Explain delayed implantation.
52. How are male orcas different from female orcas?
53. What is the purpose of a pod?
54. What is “rafting”?
55. How do you identify a sea lion from a seal?
56. What is echolocation?
57. What do all pinnipeds have in common?
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What structure on a whale is made up of cartilage?
What is the largest whale?
What is significant about humpback whales?
How do you identify male and females apart in sea lions?
What is the largest Pinniped?
What is larger in baleen whale, male or female?
What animal are sea otters closely related to?
What are species of dolphins?