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Unit 2 - Marine Ecology

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A(n) ______________ is made up of all the living things in an area and their non-living environment.

a)

Habitat

b)

Ecosystem

c)

Biosphere

d)

Succession

2.

Which of the following is an example of an abiotic factor in the marine environment?

a)

Water

b)

Kelp

c)

Clams

d)

Plankton

3.

Which is NOT one of the reasons fish exhibit schooling behavior?

a)

Hydrodynamic efficiency

b)

Easier to find a mate

c)

Easier to find food

d)

Camouflage

4.

A population is:

a)

The total number of all the different species in an area

b)

The total number of one species in an area

c)

The same as a community

d)

Made up of more than one species

5.

A ____________ is made up of all the different species in an ecosystem.

a)

Population

b)

Food chain

c)

Community

d)

Trophic level

6.

A ____________ is a group of organisms that can interbreed and produce viable offspring.

a)

Genus

b)

Kingdom

c)

Species

d)

Phylum

7.

What type of organisms are always found at the first trophic level?

a)

Predators

b)

Autotrophs

c)

Consumers

d)

Heterotrophs

8.

Which marine ecosystem has the highest biodiversity?

a)

Coral reef

b)

Sandy beach

c)

Abyssal plain

d)

Whale fall

9.

Which of the following is an example of mutualism?

a)

Turtles and barnacles

b)

Corals and zooxanthellae

c)

Sharks and sea lions

d)

Tuna and tape worms

10.

What type of symbiotic relationship occurs when one organism benefits and the other is unaffected?

a)

Communism

b)

Mutualism

c)

Parasitism

d)

Commensalism

11.

What type of symbiotic relationship occurs when one species benefits and the other is harmed?

a)

Neutralism

b)

Parasitism

c)

Mutualism

d)

Commensalism

12.

The change in community structure over time is called ___________________.

a)

Ecological niche

b)

Population

c)

Biodiversity

d)

Succession

13.

Which tube worm genus grows as part of the third step of hydrothermal vent succession?

a)

Riftia

b)

Tevnia

c)

Lamellibrachia

d)

Alvinella

14.

Why do deep water ecosystems tend to have low biodiversity?

a)

They are unstable and constantly changing

b)

They are too stable and do not change

c)

They have extreme conditions

d)

They have moderate conditions

15.

What type of relationship is shown on the graph?

a)

Parasitic

b)

Competition

c)

Mutualistic

d)

Predator-prey

16.

Why are specialized niches common in highly diverse ecosystems?

a)

Prevents predation

b)

Reduces competition

c)

Increases competition

d)

Promotes succession

17.

Which of the following is an example of an organism with a generalized niche?

a)

Coral-eating butterfly fish

b)

Dugongs

c)

Tuna

d)

Greenland shark parasitic copepods

18.

According to the food web, which organism is an apex predator?

a)

Algae

b)

Human

c)

Shark

d)

Octopus

19.

According to the food web, which organism is an example of an autotroph?

a)

Algae

b)

Zooplankton

c)

Limpets

d)

Seagull

20.

According to the food web, which organism is a primary consumer?

a)

Shark

b)

Octopus

c)

Mussels

d)

Phytoplankton

21.

What is another word that describes all primary consumers?

a)

Predator

b)

Carnivore

c)

Apex predator

d)

Herbivore

22.

What type of relationship occurs when two species fight over limited resources?

a)

Mutualism

b)

Competition

c)

Predation

d)

Commensalism

23.

In Finding Nemo, Bruce the shark tries to eat Dory and Marlin. What type of relationship is this?

a)

Competition

b)

Parasitism

c)

Mutualism

d)

Predator-prey

24.

A group of fish with synchronized direction and speed is called a _________________.

a)

Shoal

b)

Aggregation

c)

School

d)

Pod

25.

A boat drags a trawl net over part of a coral reef, destroying it. What type of succession occurs as the coral grows back?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

d)

Quaternary

26.

An organism's ___________ level describes where it can be found in a food chain or web.

a)

Community

b)

Trophic

c)

Succession

d)

Ecosystem

27.

Homer's epic poem, The Illiad, was set during which war?

a)

Second Punic War

b)

Trojan War

c)

First Pelopponesian War

d)

Greco-Persian War

28.

Which Disney movie includes the song "Poor Unfortunate Souls"?

a)

Tangled

b)

Beauty and the Beast

c)

Sleeping Beauty

d)

The Little Mermaid

29.

What word describes a narrow strip of land connecting two larger areas, bordered on both sides by water?

a)

Trench

b)

Strait

c)

Isthmus

d)

Peninsula

30.

What comes in three basic patterns: arches, loops, and whorls?

a)

Fingernails

b)

Fingerprints

c)

Irises

d)

Ear canals

31.

In Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol", what is the name of Ebenezer Scrooge's overworked and underpaid clerk?

a)

Bob Cratchit

b)

Ned Cratchit

c)

Fred Cratchit

d)

Tim Cratchit