Practice for Final Exam

What process do the bacteria in vents use to produce energy?

• Photosynthesis
• Chemosynthesis
• Fermentation
• Cellular Respiration

What two compounds do vents and cold seeps provide for bacteria to turn into energy?

• Hydrogen Sulfide and Methane
• Methane and Sulfuric Acid
• Oxygen and Hydrogen
• Carbon Dioxide and Methane

A dead whale that sinks to the seafloor brings a sudden bonanza of food to the dark desertlike expanse of the ocean floor. What do we call this phenomenon?

• Whale Fall
• Whale Sink
• Dead Drop
• Whale Well

Which of the following are large, flowering plants that grow partially submerged in low, muddy tropical/subtropical coastal areas.​

• Phytoplankton

• Sea grasses

• Seaweeds

• Mangroves

The _________ zone is the ocean floor.

• intertidal
• neritic
• oceanic
• benthic

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The marine ecosystem providing the most habitat and with the MOST diversity is

• sandy beach

• rocky shore

• coral reef

• kelp forest

The BIGGEST function of an estuary is providing

• salt products

• a nursery for baby organisms

• recreation

• most of the world's oxygen

Which will most likely result if there is increased upwelling in a coastal area?

• more aquatic life

• less nutrients in the water

• higher water temperatures

• fewer nitrates

estuaries are a transition zone between 

• warm and cool water
• shallow and deep water
• turbid and clear water
• salt water and freshwater

estuaries have 

• low productivity and low biomass
• high productivity and low biomass
• high productivity and high biomass 
• low productivity and high biomass

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