
Chapter 5: Examples of Marine Ecosystems

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Biology
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9th - 12th Grade
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Hard
Angie Hernandez
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24 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Limpets
flattened looking snails that clamp their shells to a rock to store water during driest parts of day, maintaining temp and gaseous exchange
common snails that use their muscular foot to anchor onto rocks to prevent being swept by waves
algae adapted to surviving desiccation, they have curled fronds to minimize water loss by evaporation and frond channels to trap water at high tide
marine annelids, European beach burrowers; popular food source among predators; tail can be regrown id lost (sacrifice a piece of themselves to survive)
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Coral Bleaching
coral whitening from loss of zooxanthellae
seafloor and immediately above it; lowest/deepest
common snails that use their muscular foot to anchor onto rocks to prevent being swept by waves
salt-tolerant trees that prefer to live in coastal or estuarine environments between 25 N and 25 S
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Periwinkle
common snails that use their muscular foot to anchor onto rocks to prevent being swept by waves
mollusks with muscular foot for anchorage and can trap water in mantle during low tide
crustacean that cement themselves in substrate and metamorphosize into adults.
how well water flows throw a substance
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Salt
tolerant lichens
reef erosion caused by living organisms
reproduction where seed develops into a young plant while still attached to parent
algae adapted to surviving desiccation, they have curled fronds to minimize water loss by evaporation and frond channels to trap water at high tide
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Ghost Crabs
dig deep burrows high on shore above high tide mark to avoid heat; as such sets they leave burrow to travel water line and eat any washed up detritus; have sand- colored camouflage.
seafloor and immediately above it; lowest/deepest
coral loses more calcium carbonate skeleton than gains
how well water flows throw a substance
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Permeability
mollusks with muscular foot for anchorage and can trap water in mantle during low tide
human benefits from ecosystem functioning
how well water flows throw a substance
large, interconnected body of water of all major world oceans encircling the world’s continents
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Benthic Zone
seafloor and immediately above it; lowest/deepest
human benefits from ecosystem functioning
salt-tolerant trees that prefer to live in coastal or estuarine environments between 25 N and 25 S
marine annelids, European beach burrowers; popular food source among predators; tail can be regrown id lost (sacrifice a piece of themselves to survive)
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