8.E.1.2 Unit 5 Test Review

What causes upwelling in the oceans?

• coral reef construction

• photosynthesis reactions

• winds and ocean currents

• animal migration patterns

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Which conditions would most likely occur as a result of ocean upwelling?

• increased nutrients in surface waters

• decreased nutrients in surface waters

• increased temperatures in surface waters

• decreased photosynthesis levels in surface waters

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Which best describes an estuary?

• nutrient-poor swamps and bogs of the Great Lakes

• nutrient-poor Cape Fear River and Deep River basins

• nutrient-rich tributaries and meanders of the Blue Ridge Mountains

• nutrient-rich salt marshes and mangrove forests of the Florida Everglades

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Which contributes most in supporting life on the deep ocean floor?

• lack of predators

• extreme water pressure

• cold water temperatures

• hydrothermal vents

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Deep ocean technology has discovered organisms in hydrothermal vents that do not rely on sunlight to survive. What do these organisms use as their energy source?

• chemosynthesis

• electrical charge

• hydropower

• thermal heat

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How is the amount of oxygen in ocean water affected by temperature?

• The amount of oxygen in ocean water is kept constant as temperature decreases.

• The amount of oxygen in ocean water increases as temperature increases.

• The amount of oxygen in ocean water decreases as temperature decreases.

• The amount of oxygen in ocean water increases as temperature decreases.

Which statement about oceans is true?

• Pressure is lower on the ocean floor.

• Water temperature increases with depth.

• More photosynthesis occurs in the warmer surface waters.

• The colder, deeper waters are less dense than the surface waters.

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What environmental factors have the greatest influence on determining the life forms that

are found in the three different ocean zones?

• pressure, sunlight, and temperature

• oxygen, nitrates, and sunlight

• pH, temperature, and turbidity

• currents, pressure, and salinity

Oceanographers noticed the absence of aquatic plants in the deep ocean. What factor mainly prevent the growth of plants in the deep ocean?

• high pressure

• absence of sunlight

• high salinity of water

• low water temperature

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Why is productivity greatest near the ocean’s surface?

• salinity of water

• photosynthesis occurs there

• it is bigger

• more predators live there

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