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IBESS 2.4 AquaticEcosystems

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Coral secrete _______________ that creates the structure of the coral reef.

a)

Sediments

b)

Zooxanthellae

c)

Calcium carbonate

d)

Sodium bicarbonate

2.

Corals who have zooxanthellae (choose all that apply)

a)

have color

b)

can build reefs

c)

need shallow, nutrient-poor water

d)

have a wide range of tolerance

3.

Coral bleaching is (choose all that apply)

a)

When the zooxanthellae leave the coral polyp

b)

How marine scientists clean up the coral

c)

A disease that attacks the coral

d)

An overgrowth of algae

4.

Algae use photosynthesis to make food but it also contributes to the corals

a)

Vibrant color

b)

Hardness

c)

Attracting fish

d)

Being poisonous

5.

What can cause the symbiotic zooxanthellae-coral relationship to break down? (choose all that apply)

a)

Decreased runoff from surrounding land

b)

Nutrient-poor water

c)

Rising Temperatures

d)

Ozone layer destruction

e)

Decreasing pH levels

6.

How do zooxanthellae help corals?

a)

Providing sugars to corals

b)

Providing pretty colors

c)

Providing oxygen to corals

d)

Providing protection to corals

7.

What is ocean acidification?

a)

A reduction in the pH of the ocean

b)

An increase in the pH of the ocean

c)

When salinity increases

d)

When salinity decreases

8.

Ocean acidification can

a)

Make it hard for corals to grow skeletons

b)

Make it harder for scientists to see coral growth

c)

Make coral have a really strong skeleton

d)

Make algae grow in excess

9.

What can you do to help coral reefs?

a)

Wear sunscreens that don't contain oxybenzone

b)

Don't touch corals

c)

Support sustainable fishing practices globally

d)

All of these

10.

Which of the following is not a source of food and other essential nutrients for corals

a)

Nutrients released by zooxanthellae

b)

Calcium carbonate from shells

c)

Dissolved organic matter (DOM) from the water

d)

Capture of food using nematocysts (stinging cells)

11.
Why are reef-building corals limited to shallow waters? 
a)
Salinity varies less in shallow water
b)
Calcium carbonate is only available in shallow water
c)
Zooxanthellae need light for photosynthesis
d)
Nutrients concentrate in shallow water
12.

A land area that is covered with water for most of the year is called:

a)

Lake

b)

Wetland

c)

River

13.
True/ False: Food supplies decrease with the destruction of wetlands. 
a)
True.
b)
False
14.

Why are wetlands traditionally difficult to protect? (choose all that apply)

a)

health threat of West Nile & Zika viruses

b)

unpleasant odors

c)

close proximity to a source of water

d)

potential real estate development

15.

Wetlands do which of the following:

a)

Help control floods by soaking up water

b)

Filter water

c)

Provide a home for wildlife

d)

All of these

16.

Which of the following is a reason why wetlands are important? (choose all that apply)

a)

It acts as a filtering system

b)

It's a place where birds die

c)

It lets water pass through quickly

d)

It is a habitat & feeding ground for migrating organisms

17.

Wetlands help control flooding by (choose all that apply)

a)

absorbing runoff from heavy rains

b)

quickly releasing water

18.

What causes water to move faster? (choose all that apply)

a)

The slope of the land

b)

The type of soil

c)

The addition of tributary water

d)

The presence of meanders

19.

What are meanders?

a)

Large curves caused by erosion and deposition

b)

Small curves caused by rocks

c)

The layout of the land

20.

_________ is when water filters into tiny pores of soil/rock

a)

Infiltration

b)

leaching

c)

precipitation

d)

runoff

21.

"I am a smaller river joining a larger river" What am I?

a)

Source

b)

Tributary

c)

Meander

d)

Delta

22.

Land that gets flooded when a river overflows is called a ______. You can often find _____ here.

a)

Levee - wetlands

b)

Delta - tributaries

c)

Floodplain - wetlands

d)

Meander - floodplains

23.

A river starts at the ______ and ends at the ______.

a)

tributary - delta

b)

tributary - mouth

c)

mouth - headwaters

d)

headwaters - mouth

24.

Which is FALSE about river's characteristics?

a)

In headwaters, DO is higher and temperature is lower.

b)

Flow is slower near the mouth, and meanders are more common.

c)

The main energy source is detritus in the headwaters, and photosynthesis near the mouth.

d)

Turbidity is higher in headwaters than near the mouth.

25.

A semi-enclosed area where fresh water from a river meets salty water from the sea.

a)

Watershed

b)

Groundwater

c)

Estuary

d)

Ocean

26.
When salt and fresh water mix, what is the new water substance called?
a)
Brackish Acid
b)
Fresh Water
c)
Salt Water
d)
Brackish Water
27.

What is this organism, and where does it live?

a)

sea grass, lives in tropical water

b)

sea grass, lives in cooler water

c)

mangrove, lives in tropical water

d)

mangrove, lives in cooler water

28.

How are mangroves and sea grasses similar? (choose all that apply)

a)

They are storm/wave impact buffers

b)

Their roots help minimize erosion

c)

They live in freshwater

d)

They are habitats for diverse species

29.
Which best explains why inhabitants of an estuary must adapt to frequent environmental changes?
a)
Estuaries receive little sunlight.
b)
The water temperature is constantly warm.
c)
The salinity of the water is constantly changing.
d)
Low levels of oxygen are absorbed by the water.
30.
The ocean layers are divided by the amount of __________________ in each layer.
a)
animals
b)
salt
c)
light
d)
people
31.

The Benthic zone is/are

a)

All zones found on the Ocean bottom

b)

water that is found only in deep ocean trenches

c)

Spongebob's home

32.

Which is FALSE about plankton?

a)

They are drifters

b)

They are small or microscopic

c)

They do not eat other plankton

d)

Some can grow into other animals

33.
Plankton that uses photosynthesis:
a)
Phytoplankton
b)
Zooplankton
34.
Which organism is at the base of a marine food web?
a)
crab
b)
phytoplankton
c)
whale
d)
zooplankton
35.

Which are there more of, zooplankton or phytoplankton?

a)

Phytoplankton

b)

Zooplankton

36.

What is true about kelp forests? (choose all that apply)

a)

Sea Otters control urchin populations, thereby protecting the kelp.

b)

Urchin populations are benthic herbivores, so they can destroy kelp forests if they have a population boom.

c)

They are in relatively deep water environments.

d)

Kelp provides the physical structure of the ecosystem here.

37.

The ____ zone is below low tide, reaching as far out as possible where the water isn't deeper than 200 meters

a)

Intertidal

b)

Neritic

c)

Pelagic

d)

Euphotic

38.

Though light can only penetrate about _____ deep, the euphotic zone extends to ____ deep.

a)

2000 m / 200 m

b)

200 m / 150 m

c)

150 m / 100 m

39.

What is true about the profundal zone? (choose all that apply)

a)

It lacks sunlight and is cold

b)

Photosynthesis is common

c)

Detritus is the main energy source

d)

Nutrients do not cycle easily

e)

It is aerobic

40.

What is true about the Limnetic zone? (choose all that apply)

a)

It is analogous to the Pelagic Zone of the ocean

b)

Most common producer is phytoplankton

c)

Smaller, streamlined fish are more common

d)

More productive than Profundal zone

e)

It has more rooted plants than Littoral zone.

41.

The _____ is found along the flat/deep ocean floor, while the _____ zone is specifically in deep ocean trenches.

a)

Hadal, Abyssal

b)

Profundal, Limnetic

c)

Abyssal, Hadal

d)

Hadal, Profundal

42.

_____ causes eutrophication

a)

excess nutrients

b)

fertilizer runoff

c)

excessive decomposition

d)

sewage spills

e)

all of these

43.

Be sure you can fully describe the 5 steps of the Eutrophication Process, including the three sources of the enrichment.

a)

Roger that, Chief.

b)

Negative, Ghostrider. I don't need review.

44.

Which of the following are harmful to coral? (select all that apply)

a)

temperature and pH fluctuation

b)

increased use of chemicals in some sunscreens (oxybenzone)

c)

turbidity decrease

d)

dissolved CO2 increase in water

e)

UV decrease