Unit 3 Test

The space along the coast between high tide and low tide.

• intertidal zone

• mutualism

• phylum

• mantle

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

• plankton
• organisms
• abiotic factor
• insects

Bioluminescence is the ability of an organism to produce what?

• transportation

• gas

• light

• food

Bioluminescence provides what functions to the organisms that use it?

• communication

• assistance in food gathering

• all of these

• finding a mate

What is a movement that transfers energy from point to point through matter?

• wave

• current

• intertidal

• oceanic

What is an area of water on the ocean floor that has high salinity?

• rip current

• brine pool

• benthos

• plankton

What is the continuous flow of ocean water in a certain direction?

• nekton

• bioluminescence

• current

• continental shelf

What is a movement of water caused by waves that strike the shore at an angle?

• longshore current

• continental shelf

• oceanic

• brine pool

What are the organisms that inhabit the ocean floor?

• rip current

• benthos

• intertidal

• nekton

What is a strong flow of water that returns seaward perpendicular to the shore?

• bioluminescence

• wave

• rip current

• neritic