WHAT IF? High water temperatures and pollutioncan cause corals to expel their dinoflagellate symbionts.How might such “coral bleaching” affect corals andother species?

Q: Which of the following are asexual stages of the parasite? f Select one or more: O Ring stage O…

A: INTRODUCTION Malaria Malaria is caused by plasmodium parasite.

Q: Book question Chp. 2. Which of the following clades are entirely composed of parasite/parasitoid…

A: a) Mollusca b) Nematoda c) Nematomorpha e) Platyhelminthes

Q: Metazoa Eumetazoa Choose the synapomorphies which suppport the indicated clades in the list below:…

A: Clade is defined as a branch that consists of a single ancestors with its descendants.

Q: Coral reefs, bleaching, and climate change What part of the dinoflagellate (the algae) is actually…

A: Dinoflagellate - Dinoflagellate is a unicellular algae. It contains two flagella. These two flagella…

Q: A pseudocoelom is lined by

A: Pseudocoelomates are the organisms which does not have true coelom.  Coelom is the space between gut…

Q: What’s this about bioluminescence in dinoflagellates having evolved, possibly, as an “intrusion…

A: Dinoflagellates are the major eukaryotic protists capable of producing light, where bioluminescence…

Q: All ctenophores have tentacles O True

A: false

Q: Lamellibranch bivalve gills O trap suspended organic material sort particles are gas exchange…

A:

Q: Which of the following statements does/do NOT describe the biology or ecology of poriferans? All of…

A: The term "porifera" refers to organisms that have pores and are the smallest multicellular animals…

Q: The ancestral cleavage pattern in Platyhelminthes Radial O Spiral Bilateral Modified

A: Platyhelminthes are also known as flat worms. They are mostly parasites but some are free-living.…

Q: Ring worm is a common zoonotic infection that is caused by which type of organism? O A helminith. A…

A: Ringworm is a fungus-caused infection that affects the skin and nails. Since it can cause an itchy,…

Q: Medusozoa A taxon consisting of Anthozoa and Scypho O paraphyletic O None of the other choices is…

A: The phylogenetic tree construction and phylogenetic tree study helps us identifying the…

Q: why are protists called animal like

A: Kingdom protists was created by Haeckal. Protists are generally small sized primarily aquatic,…

Q: Which is true of Anthozoa? O A. all marine O B. cnidocytes in gastrodermis O C. medusae O D. All of…

A: Sea anemones, stony corals, and soft corals are all members of the Anthozoa class of marine…

Q: You spent time in a body of freshwater in the tropics and sometime later become fatigued and develop…

A: Answer The classes Cestoda, Trematoda belongs to the phylum Platyhelminthes. It consists of…

Q: Use the food chain in figure 18.21a to explain why bioluminescenceis adaptive to dinoflagellates.

A: Bioluminescence is the creation of light by living organism. Numerous microbes, protists, and even…

Q: Thinking Critically How does a nonvascular alga differ from a vascular plant? Why are most marine…

A: Plants live on both land and water they have adapted themselves to live in those habitat some plants…

Q: WHAT IF? Suppose a certain fungus is a mutualist thatlives within an insect host, yet its ancestors…

A: Mutualism is a type of biological interactions, which is characterized by the equal contribution of…

Q: How is coral like cities? Why are they important?

A: Corals are invertebrates that belong to the Cnidaria family of colourful as well as fascinating…

Q: Is it worth spending money to try to protectcoelacanths from being accidentally killed by fishermen,…

A: Every organism has right to live and coelacanths is known as living fossil So yes, it worth it to…

Q: You find a bivalve mollusc with very short siphons. You can thus predict that

A: Bivalve mollusk is characterized by having an external covering. This covering is a two-part shell…

Q: 4. Silicoblasts occurs in a. Both b and c b. Calcarean c. Hexactinellida d. Demospongia 5.…

A: The sponges belong to the Porifera phylum. Sponge bodies are multicellular organisms with a network…

Q: WHAT IF? Snails eat algae, whose growth is stimulated by nutrients foundin fertilizer. How would the…

A: Schistosomiasis is commonly known as snail fever and bilharzia and this medical condition is caused…

Q: What is coral bleaching? And 3 reason of bleaching. 2. Describe the five groups of organism found…

A: Introduction: Ecosystems are groups of creatures that have coevolved over a significant amount of…

Q: ooxanthellae are found in the mesoglea of hermatypic corals. 2 True

A: TRUE

Q: ince diatoms are autotrophs and dinoflagellates are mixotrophs, how might this affect the…

A: Autotrophic organisms are those which undergo photosynthesis and heterotrophic organisms are those…

Q: A scientist noticed that his sample of cyanobacteria moves towards the side of the petri dish that…

A: Cyanobacteria are considered as an evolutionarily and ecologically important group of prokaryotes.…

Q: You see a protist floating on the surface of a pond. It is green in colour and not moving on its…

A: Introduction: The protist kingdom is equivalent to a cabinet or closet where you store odds and ends…

Q: Briefly explain how the presence of Pisaster (sea star) is able to maintain a high diversity of…

A: In ecology, keystone species are those species that exhibit an inordinately major impact on the…

Q: How coral bleacing affects biological diversity in marine ecosystems?

A: A variety of invertebrate organisms present in the marine ecosystem is referred to as corals. Corals…

Q: MAKE CONNECTIONS Review Figure 10.4 and Figure10.6. If a plant has mycorrhizae, where might carbon…

A: Mycorrhizae are an important component in the ecosystem as almost all vascular plants have…

Q: Sponge identity card. How are sponges characterized according to example of representing beings,…

A: All biological organisms can be classified into five groups namely Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae,…

Q: Cephalochordata contains pelagic filter feeders. O True O False

A: The marine organisms develop different mechanisms to capture their prey. The diversity in the marine…

Q: Gonozoids continue the reproductive cycle by budding medusae. About how many maturing medusae are…

A: These are rare in number and only found around the hydrocaulus's base. The gonozooids are the…

Q: 5. The chief advantage of encystment of an Amoeba Is Ja), the ability to survive during adverse…

A: Ameoba is a single cell organism which move by forming finger like projections of it's cytoplasm

Q: Other observations showed that Balanus cannot survive high onthe rocks because it dries out during…

A: A habitat is a physical place where a species can feed, protect, live and reproduce. It includes…

Q: Lamellibranch bivalve gills have the following functions: Particle trapping O Particle sorting Gas…

A: Gills are respiratory organ of aquatic organisms which help them in respiratory function  Types of…

Q: 1. Why would raising the pH allow the corals to reform their skeletons?

A: The skeleton of corals are composed of aragonite. The corals construct a framework of aragonite…

Q: What is coral bleaching? How these phenomena affect biological diversity in marine ecosystems.

A: Corals are invertebrates that live underwater, in the oceans. They live by forming colonies. Corals…

Q: select all of the following statements about corais that are I KUE. Corals are endothermic…

A: Introduction The largest coral system is the Great Barrier Reef has rich biodiversity including…

Q: Which of the following may result from coral bleaching? O A. reduced rate of skeleton production. B.…

A: Polyps, the larvae of coral organisms, may settle on any hard surface and require virtually…

Q: Thinking Critically Why must the host–parasite relationship be so finely balanced? What would be the…

A: Host-parasite : It is a symbiotic relationship between species, where one organism, the parasite,…