Ch.4C, Sect.1&2 Quiz Review - Ocean Habitats

A coastal inlet or bay in which freshwater from rivers mixes with salty ocean water is called a(n)

• transition zone.

• abyssal plain.

• estuary.

• hydrothermal vent.

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Which sentence about coral is TRUE?

• Coral is a kind of plant.

• Coral is a kind of animal.

• Coral lives in freshwater.

• Coral lives in the deep sea.

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An area where heated water rises through cracks in the ocean floor is called a hydrothermal vent.

• True

• False

As ocean water in a tide pool warms and evaporates, the remaining water becomes

• cooler.

• saltier.

• calmer.

• darker.

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The organisms that live around hydrothermal vents are supported by

• energy from sunlight.

• nutrients washed from the land.

• food made by algae.

• chemical nutrients from Earth's interior.

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How are estuaries different from lakes or the ocean?

• estuaries contain only salt water

• estuaries contain both salt water and fresh water

• estuaries contain only fresh water

• estuaries are not bodies of water

Brackish means that the water is

• only salt water
• a mix of fresh and salt water
• only fresh water

Mangrove forests are located in tropical settings near the equator.

• False

• True

The area of the coastline between high tide and low tide is called the:

• Tanning Zone

• Tide Zone

• Exposed Zone

• Intertidal Zone

A pollutant that could be carried from rivers into estuaries would be:

• dirt

• rocks

• sediment

• fertilizers

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