WorksheetsMarine Ecosystems
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
The marine ecosystem providing the most habitat and with the MOST diversity is
sandy beach
rocky shore
coral reef
kelp forest
The picture shows a
coral reef
kelp forest
open ocean
estuary
The sandy beach has
low diversity, harsh conditions
low diversity, protected and safe conditions
high diversity, harsh conditions
high diversity, protected and safe conditions
Adaptations for attachment and the ability to bend with the waves, as well as to protect against drying out, are part of organisms in this ecosystem:
coral reef
estuary
rocky shore
kelp forest
This picture shows a(n)
sandy beach
open ocean
kelp forest
estuary
The BIGGEST function of an estuary is providing
salt products
a nursery for baby organisms
recreation
most of the world's oxygen
Which ecosystem provides most of the world's oxygen?
kelp forest
estuary
coral reef
open ocean
In which ecosystem would we find barnacles, seastars, birds, mussels and seaweed?
rocky shore
kelp forest
coral reef
none of these
Where are coral reefs found?
Polar waters
temperate, mid-latitude waters
tropical waters
only near volcanos
3 ecosystems, in order from LOWEST to HIGHEST diversity, are:
estuary, sandy beach, rocky shore
sandy beach, kelp forest, coral reef
coral reef, open ocean, sandy beach
sandy beach, coral reef, rocky shore
