Unit 8 - Littoral Zone Test Review

The area between the average high-tide mark and average low-tide mark is called ​ ​ (a)  

• intertidal zone
• tidal average
• delta
• estuary

​ (a)   organisms live in the substrate while ​ (b)   organisms live on top of the substrate.

• infauna
• epifauna
• tidal
• pelagic

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Which of the following adaptations is common in epifauna organisms?

• Ability to attach to rocks or substrate

• Ability to dig into the substrate

• Ability to camouflage themselves

• Ability to migrate long distances

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which of the following adaptations is commonly found with infauna organisms?

• Ability to attach to rocks or substrate

• Ability to dig into the substrate

• Ability to camouflage themselves

• Ability to migrate long distances

Which of the following adaptations would help to prevent desiccation?

[Select all the apply.]

• "Clamming up"

• Sealing water inside the shell

• Burying into the substrate

• High surface area

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which of the following is NOT a challenge for organisms living in the intertidal zone?

• Extreme temperature changes

• Extreme salinity changes

• Wave action & tides

• Primary producers

​ ​ Match the zones of rocky shorelines to the description.

• submerged most of the time

• Spray Zone

• mostly submerged and is uncovered at low tide

• Low Tide Zone

• highest zone that is never submerged

• Mid-Tide Zone

• covered during high tide and is submerged by waves

• High Tide Zone

Match the organisms to the zone of rocky shores they live in.

• barnacles & periwinkle snails

• Low Tide Zone

• mussels, rockweed, hermit crabs

• Spray Zone

• algae, crabs, limpets, barnacles

• Mid-Tide Zone

• seaweed, algae, sea stars, urchins

• High Tide Zone

Which of the following is a challenge for organisms living in the intertidal zone?

[Select all that apply.]

• Interrupted feeding when waves/tides go out

• Gas exchange limited when waves/tides go out

• Competition for space

• Abundance of algae

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Seagrasses, algae, and diatoms are ​ (a)   in rocky shore ecosystems.

• primary producers
• primary consumers
• secondary consumers
• detritivores
• decomposers

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

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