Human Dependence on the Ocean

a man made, underwater structure that promotes the growth of reef dwelling aquatic organisms.

• Corral reefs
• Artificial reefs
• organisms
• food

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Which process is responsible for carrying fertilizers that have been applied to crops into bodies of water, such as a river?

• Runoff
• Evaporation
• Ocean Currents
• Tectonic Plate movement

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Coral reefs are endangered by

• climate change

• overfishing

• pollution

• all of the above

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What is one way humans are trying to positively impact the ocean?

• Fishing

• Creating artificial reefs

• Harvesting oil and natural gas

• Transporting goods in ocean vessels

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How do oceans regulate the climate?

• Currents move water that heats or cools the atmosphere, around the world.

• Ocean waves create winds.

• Oceans prevent clouds from forming.

• Currents move the atmosphere from place to place.

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Taking more fish out of an ecosystem than can be replaced by natural processes

• invasive species

• human dependency

• over-fishing

• human activites

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Which organisms are the basis of a marine food web?

• Crabs

• Photoplankton

• Fish

• Zooplankton

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Algae grow rapidly when certain nutrients are added to the water supply causing an algal bloom. Eutrophication describes the process of adding nutrients to the water supply. What human activity is most responsible for the eutrophication that leads to algal blooms?

• Burning fossil fuels

• Disposing of pesticides

• Fertilizer for food crops

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The rapid growth of algae, called an algal bloom, can lead to the formation of dead zones that cannot sustain aquatic life. This is mainly because the algal bloom lowers the amount of –

• chemical pollutants

• dissolved oxygen

• freshwater runoff

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Which process is responsible for carrying fertilizers that have been applied to crops into bodies of water, such as a river?

• Runoff

• Evaporation

• Ocean Currents

• Tectonic Plate movement

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