8.E.1.2 12/7

Which best describes the water found in estuaries?

• salt water
• brackish
• freshwater

Benthic organisms live where

• At a shallow depth

• Along ocean ridges

• On the ocean floor

• In the neritic zone

The most abundant plants in the ocean are

• Zooplankton

• Phytoplankton

• Algae

• None of these

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Areas where cold, nutrient rich waters are brought to the surface due to winds blowing offshore are known as_________

• Aquifers

• Benthos

• Upwellings

• Hydrothermal Vents

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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Upwellings are areas of rich biological diverstiy

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

All life in the ocean rely on sunlight for energy

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

In which oceanic zone would you expect to find crabs and clams?

• Intertidal

• Oceanic

• Twilight

• Open Ocean

Which organism is the base of the food chain?

• Crab

• Whales

• Phytoplankton

• Silverside Fish

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which will most likely result if there is increased upwelling in a coastal area?

• more aquatic life

• less nutrients in the water

• higher water temperatures

• fewer nitrates

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

In which location would fishermen most likely catch a greater number of fish?

• at the shoreline

• in an upwelling

• in the intertidal zone

• on the deep-ocean floor

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4