Ocean Adaptations

Which of the following are examples of biotic factors in the ocean?

• temperature, pressure, light
• light, coral, sand
• predators, coral, cetaceans 
• temperature, predators, depth

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Which ocean zone contains 90% of all marine animal life?

• midnight zone
• sunlight zone
• twilight zone
• intertidal zone

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Adult whales migrate to warmer southern waters because

• there is more food in the southern waters.
• they don’t like the colder northern waters.
• there are more upwellings in the warmer southern waters
• newborns do not have enough blubber to survive in icy water

Which of the following is a "behavioral" adaptation?

• migration
• camouflage
• blowhole
• bright colors

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

Which ocean zone allows plants to grow?

• midnight zone

• sunlight zone

• twilight zone

• intertidal zone

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

A line graph would be useful for...

• Comparing the populations of different benthos
• Showing the percentage of male to female  turtles
• Tracking the size of a whale pod for one year
• Counting schools of jellyfish

As the ocean gets deeper,

• Pressure goes down
• Light goes up
• Temperature decreases
• None of the above

What kind of graph would be best for this data table?

• bar graph

• line graph

• pie graph

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

In which ocean zone would you most likely find bioluminescent squid?

• midnight zone

• sunlight zone

• twilight zone

• all zones

The best graph for this data is
SPECIES          COUNT
Gray Whales        40
Right Whales       70
Killer Whales      30

• Bar Graph
• Line Graph
• Circle Graph
• Venn Diagram

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1