Unit 4 Review and Quizzes – Marine Science – Flashcards
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A harmful fishing practice in which part of the catch is discarded and not used is called ___.
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c) Bycatch.
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The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management defines fish as ___.
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d) Finfish, mollusks, crustaceans, and all other forms of plant life other than marine mammals and birds.
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Family Mustelidea
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D) River Otters
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Family Otatiidae
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A) Sea lions
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Family Ursidae
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E) Polar bears
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Family Phocidae
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B) True seals
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Family Odobenibae
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C) Walruses
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How would you describe kelp?
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B) An alga that grows along rocky coastlines.
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If this group is removied from a food web, many organisms are affected.
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B) Keystone predators
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Along frongs and stalks
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c) Cup corals
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Canopy
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A) Sea otter
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Around holdfasts
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B) Brittle stars
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Algae products can be found in ___.
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B) Frosting. (Note: Algae products are used to make things more creamy and smooth, like ice cream or frosting.)
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One adaptation that is unique to marine mammals is that they ___.
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D) Have more blood proportional to their body size.
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One reason it is against the law to feed wild dolphines is that ___.
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C) Dolphins have been reported to bite humans. (Personally found this be a load of crap, but it is what it is.)
