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Ocean Adaptations

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following are examples of biotic factors in the ocean?
a)
temperature, pressure, light
b)
light, coral, sand
c)
predators, coral, cetaceans 
d)
temperature, predators, depth
2.
Which ocean zone contains 90% of all marine animal life?
a)
midnight zone
b)
sunlight zone
c)
twilight zone
d)
intertidal zone
3.
Adult whales migrate to warmer southern waters because
a)
there is more food in the southern waters.
b)
they don’t like the colder northern waters.
c)
there are more upwellings in the warmer southern waters
d)
newborns do not have enough blubber to survive in icy water
4.
Which of the following is a "behavioral" adaptation?
a)
migration
b)
camouflage
c)
blowhole
d)
bright colors
5.

Which ocean zone allows plants to grow?

a)

midnight zone

b)

sunlight zone

c)

twilight zone

d)

intertidal zone

6.
A line graph would be useful for...
a)
Comparing the populations of different benthos
b)
Showing the percentage of male to female  turtles
c)
Tracking the size of a whale pod for one year
d)
Counting schools of jellyfish
7.
As the ocean gets deeper,
a)
Pressure goes down
b)
Light goes up
c)
Temperature decreases
d)
None of the above
8.

What kind of graph would be best for this data table?

a)

bar graph

b)

line graph

c)

pie graph

9.

In which ocean zone would you most likely find bioluminescent squid?

a)

midnight zone

b)

sunlight zone

c)

twilight zone

d)

all zones

10.
The best graph for this data is
SPECIES          COUNT
Gray Whales        40
Right Whales       70
Killer Whales      30
a)
Bar Graph
b)
Line Graph
c)
Circle Graph
d)
Venn Diagram
11.
Which of these is an abiotic factor in an ocean ecosystem?
a)
temperature
b)
prey
c)
plants
d)
predators
12.
Which of the following is a "physical" adaptation?
a)
schooling
b)
camouflage
c)
migration
d)
hunting
13.
An example of qualitative data would be
a)
200 psi
b)
black and white coloring
c)
18° C
d)
two dozen hatchlings
14.

In which ocean zone would you find a blob fish, which is blind?

a)

midnight zone

b)

sunlight zone

c)

twilight zone

d)

intertidal zone

15.
Bioluminescence means that a creature produces its own
a)
Electricity
b)
Chemical light source
c)
Sonar
d)
Gills
16.

Which of the following would be the best possible title for this data table?

a)

Ages of the Participants in the Study

b)

Three Common Names

c)

Number of Students Taking the Test

17.

Based on this data table, which statement below is the only one that is true?

a)

Sarah is younger than William, but older than Janine

b)

William is the oldest of the three.

c)

Janine's age is in the middle of the other two

d)

Janine is more than twice as old as Sarah

18.

Which of the following is most likely the lightest yellow?

a)

freshest water

b)

salty water

c)

cold water

d)

densest water

19.

The darkest blue water

a)

freshest water

b)

warmest water

c)

coldest water

d)

least dense (most buoyant) water

20.

Some species of whales eat by gulping mouthfuls of water, then spitting it out through these hairbrush-like bristles, trapping krill and plankton. These "false teeth" are called ___________________

a)

camouflage

b)

baleen

c)

teeth

d)

gills