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Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems Practice Test

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What are tiny organisms that float near the surface of the water?
a)
plankton
b)
organisms
c)
abiotic factor
d)
insects
2.
The deepest parts of the benthic zone do not get any _________.
a)
sunlight
b)
food
c)
fish
d)
chemicals
3.
An area where fresh water from streams and rivers spills into the ocean is called an _____________.
a)
plankton
b)
estuary
c)
sargassums
d)
coral reefs
4.
Eutrophic lakes are characterized by...
a)
low nutrients, low oxygen
b)
low nutrients, high oxygen
c)
high nutrients, low oxygen
d)
high nutrients, high oxygen
5.
Where would you find cattails and reeds?
a)
Limnetic zone
b)
Littoral zone
c)
Profundal zone
d)
Benthic zone
6.
An oligotrophic lake would:
a)
Be cold and oxygen-rich
b)
Contain summer stratification
c)
Contain algal blooms
d)
Be shallow with large biomass
7.
What is represented at point 3?
a)
wave height
b)
wavelength
c)
crest
d)
trough
8.

All organisms that swim actively in open water, independent of currents are called

a)

Nekton

b)

Benthos

c)

Plankton

d)

Runoff

9.

What is the difference between Point and non-point pollution sources?

a)

Point (Specific location) Nonpoint (broad, all areas)

b)

Point pollution is cased by living things, Non point is caused by man made objects

c)

Point (Broad, all areas) Nonpoint (specific location)

d)

Point pollution is caused by pointy objects, Non Point pollution is caused by large blunt objects

10.
A technology used by scientists in the mid-1900s to map the mid-ocean ridge. Current used in most boat hulls today for sea navigation and research. 
a)
sonar
b)
gps
c)
radiation
d)
coriolus effect
11.
Surface currents are a result of
a)
Global Wind Patterns
b)
Earth's Rotation
c)
Density
d)
All of the above
12.
What feature is marked by letter A?
a)
Continental slope
b)
Continental shelf
c)
Continental rise
d)
continent
13.

As oceans become deeper, the water pressure ___________________.

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

14.
Which body has the greater effect on Earth's tides?
a)
Sun
b)
Saturn
c)
Moon 
d)
Venus
15.
What type of tides would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?
a)
neap tide
b)
spring tide
c)
new moon tide
d)
full moon tide
16.

What is an example of a lotic water system?

a)

pond

b)

marsh

c)

swamp

d)

river

17.

The picture show a fisherman immediately after catching this fish. What kind of biome was the fish thriving in?

a)

Freshwater, Aquatic

b)

Saltwater, Aquatic

18.

This pond can be described as ___________ and _______________.

a)

Lotic and Eutrophic

b)

Lentic and Eutrophic

c)

Benthic and Eutrophic

d)

Lentic and Oligotrophic

19.

You decide to go swimming in a lake you found while hiking. As you start to walk into the shallow part of the lake, you noticed there are a lot of rooted plants. These plants include submerged and emergent plants because light can reach all portions of this zone. What distance from the shore, lake zone is being described?

a)

eutrophic

b)

littoral

c)

profundal

d)

limnetic

20.

Organism that lives in or on the sediment at the bottom of a lake or river.

a)

benthos

b)

plankton

c)

neuston

d)

periphyton