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Phyla/Habitat Quiz
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1

How many phyla are currently known?
2

Most of these phyla are found in the ________ (marine, freshwater, terrestrial) habitat.
3

Invertebrates, except for 1 phylum, are generally less successful in the ____________ habitat.
4

Compare the following properties in aquatic and terrestrial habitats: (a) humidity; (b) density & viscosity; (c) specific heat; (d) oxygen solubility & rate of diffusion.
5

Compare gas exchange in aquatic and terrestrial organisms.
6

Compare fertilization and embryological development in aquatic and terrestrial organisms.
7

Compare excretion of metabolic wastes in aquatic and terrestrial organisms.
8

What are the direct and indirect benefits (in aquatic inverts) of water being an excellent solvent? Why is this sometimes a problem for aquatic inverts?
9

How do the density and viscosity of water affect the adaptations of aquatic organisms?
10

Why is water slow to cool and slow to heat up? How does this affect aquatic organisms?
11

How does light affect aquatic organisms? What is the relationship between light and the depth of the water?
12

Compare the adaptations of freshwater and marine inverts to the osmotic conditions of the environment in which they live.





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