SUPER QUIZ
Take this Super Quiz to a Ph.D. Score 1 point for each correct answer on the Freshman Level, 2 points on the Graduate Level and 3 points on the Ph.D. Level.
Subject: MARINE MATTERS
(e.g., The term “marine” comes from the Latin word “mare,” meaning _____. Answer: Sea or ocean.)
FRESHMAN LEVEL
1. What type of animal is an orca?
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2. Most fish have these organs instead of lungs.
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3. Most of the water on Earth is not freshwater but _____water.
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4. Common term for a large group of fish swimming together.
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5. Most fish are ectothermic. The common term for this feature is ______.
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GRADUATE LEVEL
6. This diverse collection of organisms provides a crucial source of food for fish and whales. Answer________
7. What is the largest fish?
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8. These aquatic plants, including seaweeds, have no roots, stems or leaves.
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9. This creature is a soft-bodied, eight-limbed mollusk.
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10. The restaurant preparation of this pufferfish is strictly controlled by law in Japan.
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PH.D. LEVEL
11. These large brown seaweeds grow in underwater forests.
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12. What is the informal name for the gelatinous free-swimming animals with umbrella-shaped bells?
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13. These eel-shaped fish are the only known animals that have a skull but no vertebral column.
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14. Steve Irwin was killed by this aquatic creature.
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15. Living organisms have been found in this trench, the deepest part of the oceans.
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SCORING:
24 to 30 points — congratulations, doctor; 18 to 23 points — honors graduate; 13 to 17 points — you’re plenty smart, but no grind; 5 to 12 points — you really should hit the books harder; 1 point to 4 points — enroll in remedial courses immediately; 0 points — who reads the questions to you?