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Oceans and Marine Life

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The proportion of dissolved salts to pure water.

a)

Acidification

b)

Salinity

c)

CO2

d)

Abyssal

2.

The chemical formula that represents salinity

a)

NaCl

b)

CO2

c)

H2O

d)

KCl

3.

The average salinity in the open ocean is 45%

a)

True

b)

False. It is 40%

c)

False. It is 35%

4.

The two primary sources for salinity

a)

Chemical Weathering of rocks & volcanic outgassing on the ocean floor

b)

Earthquakes and landslides

c)

Fish overpopulation and rapid rain

5.

What is seawater density mostly affected by?

a)

Acidification

b)

Water Temperature & Salinity

c)

Evaporation and Sublimation

6.

Free-floating forms with little power of locomotion.

a)

Plankton

b)

Nekton

c)

Benthos

7.

Free swimmers

a)

Plankton

b)

Nekton

c)

Benthos

8.

Bottom Dwellers

a)

Plankton

b)

Nekton

c)

Benthos

9.

The deepest zone in the ocean

a)

Neritic

b)

Pelagic

c)

Abyssal

d)

Intertidal

10.

The zone that is closest to the sun and receives the most sunlight.

a)

Photic

b)

Benthic

c)

Abyssal

d)

Intertidal

11.

In terms of water depth, the ocean can be broken down into these two major categories.

a)

Pelagic and Benthic

b)

Neritic and Oceanic

c)

Abyssal and Sublimital

d)

Dark and Light

12.

Acidification is caused by increased CO2 emissions in the ocean.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The chemical formula that represents the cause of acidification.

a)

NaCl

b)

KCl

c)

H

d)

CO2

14.

What is at the top of every food chain?

a)

Zooplankton

b)

Nektos

c)

Phytoplankton

d)

Benthos

15.

What percentage of the mass taken in at one level is passed to another?

a)

15%

b)

10%

c)

30%

d)

25%