Diving into Ocean Ecosystems

The marine ecosystem providing the most habitat and with the MOST diversity is

• sandy beach

• rocky shore

• coral reef

• kelp forest

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Adaptations for attachment and the ability to bend with the waves, as well as to protect against drying out, are part of organisms in this ecosystem:

• coral reef

• estuary

• rocky shore

• kelp forest

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Where are coral reefs found?

• Polar waters

• temperate, mid-latitude waters

• tropical waters

• only near volcanos

The majority of marine organisms are found in

• deep ocean waters

• shallow, coastal waters

• fisheries

• none of the above

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Coral reefs are intricately shaped rocklike structures that are formed as a result of

• volcanic activity that is common in tropical marine environments

• the gradual accumulation and fusion of skeletons of bony fish

• the secretion of calcium carbonate by tiny marine animals

• minerals that are washed from land ecosystems and build up

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Which of the following is not characteristic of salt marshes and mangrove swamps?

• Both provide habitats for wildlife

• Both are dominated by marsh grasses

• Both are found along coastal areas

• Both are threatened by development

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Which of the following is a threat to coral reefs?

• oil spills

• sewage

• pesticides

• all of the above

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A tropical or subtropical marine swamp that is characterized by the abundance of low to tall trees

• Coral Reef
• Estuary
• Marshes
• Mangrove Swamp

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Both the arctic and antarctic ecosystems...

• have penguins as intermediate predators.

• have polar bears as top predators.

• have plankton at the base of the food chain.

• have large amount of land area with plants.

Benthic refers to

• out in the open ocean

• along the bottom of the aquatic habitat

• the photic zone area

• the aphotic zone region