Practice Quiz: Marine Biomes

True of False: The temperature of the ocean water decreases as the depth of the water increases.

• True
• False

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

• sandy beach

• rocky shore

• coral reef

• kelp forest

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

Area where land meets the ocean. Fluctuates in size between low and high tides.

• Pelagic Zone

• Intertidal Zone

• Benthic Zone

• Abyssal Zone

Area at the lowest level of a body of water such as an ocean, lake, or stream, including the sediment surface and some sub-surface layers. Depth can vary.

• Pelagic Zone

• Intertidal Zone

• Benthic Zone

• Abyssal Zone

Which of these cells is in a Hypertonic Environment?

• A

• B

In which of these cells will water move INTO the cell?

• A

• B

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Coastal Zones

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(b) Open Ocean

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(c) The Depths

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(d) Coral Reefs

• Food concentrated but far apart.

• High in Nutrients

• Year Round light and warm temperatures

• Marine Deserts far from Nutrient sources

• Food arrives as "marine snow"

• Clear, low nutrient water

• Very Cold Waters

• Organisms adapted for traveling long distances.

• Dominated by specialist species

• Constantly Changing

• Intertidal and neritic zones occur here.

• Little to No Primary Production

Match the following

• Pelagic

• Open ocean beyond the continental shelf

• Neritic Zone

• Surface waters where there is enough light for photosynthesis

• Benthic

• The bottom

• Intertidal

• Area between high and low tide lines

• Photic

• Area of the Ocean Over the Continental Shelf