Environmental Studies Chapter 7 Section 2

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potential threat to an estuary

• a. barnacle

• b. plankton

• c. open ocean

• d. runoff

• e. coral reef

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

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ecosystem found in shallow, tropical seas

• a. barnacle

• b. planktonf

• c. open ocean

• d. runoff

• e. coral reef

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

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marine ecosystem considered not productive

• a. barnacle

• b. plankton

• c. open ocean

• d. runoff

• e. coral reef

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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organism that anchors itself to grasses or rocks

• a. barnacle

• b. plankton

• c. open ocean

• d. runoff

• e. coral reef

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base of marine food web

• a. barnacle

• b. plankton

• c. open ocean

• d. runoff

• e. coral reef

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Organisms that live in estuaries must adapt to changes in

• a. temperature and precipitation.

• b. sunlight and nutrients.

• c. oxygen and pollutants.

• d. water level and salinity.

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Why doesn’t photosynthesis occur in deep ocean water?

• a. The water temperature is too cold.

• b. There is no sunlight.

• c. There are not enough nutrients.

• d. The salinity level of the water is too high.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

In estuaries, fresh water and salt water mix, forming a(n)

• a. algal bloom.

• b. habitat for shellfish.

• c. coastal boundary..

• d. nutrient trap.

Most of the nutrients in an arctic ecosystem come from

• a. melting ice.

• b. the ocean.

• c. sunlight.

• d. lakes.

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The majority of marine organisms are found in

• a. deep ocean waters.

• b. shallow, coastal waters.

• c. hydrothermal vents.

• d. salt marshes.