Deep Ocean

Where does the energy for chemosynthesis come from?

• sunlight

• chemicals

• producers

• consumers

What is the producer in the hydrothermal vent ecosystem?

• kelp

• seagrass

• Archaea bacteria

• sea pig

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Which is a decomposer?

• consumer

• scavenger

• producer

• bacteria

Deep sea animals use bioluminescence to:

• attract mates

• attract prey

• see

• all of these

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which division of the ocean is at the surface?

• Bathypelagic

• Hadalpelagic

• Epipelagic

• Mesopelagic

Which division of the ocean is the deepest?

• Bathypelagic

• Hadalpelagic

• Epipelagic

• Mesopelagic

There really are no differences between fish at the surface and fish in the deep ocean.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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Which are adaptations deep ocean organisms have to cope with extreme pressure?

• A- Many fish have lost their swim bladder

• B- Unsaturated fats replace water in cells so they cannot be frozen and fractured

• C- Bioluminescence

• A & B only

• all of these

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

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What type of current brings nutrients to the surface?

• upwelling

• downwelling

• rip-tides

• Coriolis effect

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Where do deep ocean organisms get their nutrients?

• A- marine snow

• B- kelp

• C- chemosynthesis

• A & C only

• All of these

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-1