Marine Science Chapter 8 Quiz

What is the largest type of seaweed?

• sargassum

• kelp

• sea lettuce

• nori

What are the leaflike structures of the seaweed called?

• thallus

• stipe

• leaf

• blade

What type of seaweed floats in massive mats and form large brown patches?

• kelp

• rockweed

• sargassum

• Padina

What are the three types of algae?

• Green, Blue-green, yellow

• Brown, yellow, red

• brown, yellow, green

• green, brown, red

What is seaweed formally known as?

• a plant

• an algae

• an angiosperm

• a microalgae

Mangroves cannot survive_______.

• freezes

• high salinity

• hot temperatures

• wind

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Flowering plants are called __________.

• gymnosperms

• cycads

• angiosperms

• algae

Seaweeds are angiosperms.

• True

• False

What is the dominate salt marsh grass?

• kelp

• cordgrass

• sargassum

• eelgrass

What type of roots do mangroves have?

• exposed

• tap

• prop

• adventitious