Alice Marine Science

What is the coastal marine ecosystem consisting of at least 60 species of plants that grow underwater in shallow marine and estuarine areas along most continental coastlines?

• salt marshes

• sea grass beds

• intertidal zones

• mangrove forests

• coral reefs

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Organisms in ____ must be able to avoid being swept away, crushed by waves, or being left high and dry at low tides, and must survive daily or seasonal salinity and temperature changes.

• estuaries

• coastal wetlands

• bathyal zone

• intertidal zone

• coral reefs

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The deepest part of the ocean is the ____.

• abyssal zone

• euphotic zone

• estuary zone

• bathyal zone

• benthic zone

Most photosynthesis in the open ocean occurs in the ____.

• abyssal zone

• euphotic zone

• estuary zone

• bathyal zone

• benthic zone

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

The dimly lit zone in which zooplankton and smaller fishes predominate is the ____.

• abyssal zone

• euphotic zone

• estuary zone

• bathyal zone

• benthic zone

In certain areas of the open sea, winds, ocean currents, and other factors cause water to come up from the depths to the surface, bringing nutrient from the ocean bottom. This process is called a(n) ____.

• downdraft

• updraft

• El Niño

• La Niña

• upwelling

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The ocean zone that covers the continental shelf is the ____.

• bathyal zone

• coastal zone

• littoral zone

• benthic zone

• abyssal zone

The ocean zone that makes up less than 10% of the world's ocean area, yet contains 90% of all the marine species, is the ____.

• abyssal zone

• bathyal zone

• benthic zone

• coastal zone

• littoral zone

Which human activity is least likely to be a major threat to marine systems?

• overfishing

• sinking of ships to create artificial reefs

• runoff of nonpoint source pollution

• invasive species introduced by humans

• habitat destruction from coastal development

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

In lakes, the nutrient-rich water near the shore is part of the ____.

• limnetic zone

• benthic zone

• littoral zone

• profundal zone

• abyssal zone