Marine Unit 2 Test Review

Why do we find limited vegetative growth in the supratidal zone?

• Salt spray from ocean dries out plants
• Not enough sand
• Wind coming off the ocean is too strong
• Warmer temperatures overheat plants

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What marine zone is 0-200 m below surface and receives the most sunlight, allowing it to support the most marine life?

• Epipelagic
• Mesopelagic
• Bathypelagic
• Hadalpelagic

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In what marine zone is completely aphotic and many species use bioluminescence to help them hunt their prey?

• Epipelagic
• Mesopelagic
• Bathypelagic
• Hadalpelagic

In which ocean zone do creatures anchor down or burrow into the sand to avoid being thrashed around in the waves crashing around them?

• Supratidal
• Neritic
• Oceanic
• Subtidal

In which ocean zone do creatures find shelter in the sand or in tide pools when the tide is low?

• Intertidal
• Neritic
• Oceanic
• Subtidal

Organism Y was discovered in an area of the ocean with the coldest temperatures, highest pressure & deepest trenches. In which pelagic zone did scientists discover Organism Y?

• Abyssopelagic
• Bathypelagic
• Hadalpelagic
• Mesopelagic
• Epipelagic

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Organism X is adapted to survive in areas with very low amounts of sunlight and uses this partial darkness to sneak up on and ambush prey swimming closer to the surface of the ocean. In which pelagic zone does Organism X belong to?

• Abyssopelagic
• Bathypelagic
• Hadalpelagic
• Mesopelagic
• Epipelagic

Which of the following zones are photic?

• Epipelagic only
• Epipelagic and Mesopelagic
• Epipelagic, Mesopelagic and Bathypelagic
• Bathypelagic, Abyssopelagic and Hadalpelagic

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If the phytoplankton had 100 calories of energy available to it, how much energy would make it to the coral?

• 80 calories
• 10 calories
• 1 calorie
• 0.1 calories

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In the diagram below, what would the penguin be classified as?

• Herbivore
• Omnivore
• Primary consumer only
• Tertiary consumer only