Marine Ecosystem Quiz + other

Salinity is described as -

• The plant life of in the ocean

• The variety of organisms in the ocean

• The pH of the ocean

• The saltiness of the ocean

Coral reefs are formed by tiny living organisms called polyps.

• True

• False

The zone where crabs and clams burrow.

• Neritic

• Intertidal

• Euphotic

• Benthic

Zone that underlies all other zones

• Benthic

• Benthos

• Neritic

• Euphotic

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

• sandy beach

• rocky shore

• coral reef

• kelp forest

This picture shows a(n)

• sandy beach

• open ocean

• kelp forest

• estuary

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True of False: The temperature of the ocean water decreases as the depth of the water increases.

• True
• False

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What are tiny organisms that float near the surface of the water?

• plankton
• organisms
• abiotic factor
• insects

True or False: Temperature does NOT affect the animals that live in marine ecosystems.

• True
• False

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In which ecosystem would we find barnacles, seastars, birds, mussels and seaweed?

• rocky shore

• kelp forest

• coral reef

• none of these