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1st 9 week study guide

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Wetlands are important to fisheries in the US because....

a)

wetlands are the easiest place to catch fish

b)

wetlands are the breeding grounds for insects

c)

wetlands provide the most desirable species of fish

d)

many of the fish caught each year use wetlands for feeding and breeding.

2.

Mangrove trees grow...

a)

along riverbanks

b)

in tropical areas with high salinity

c)

in tropical areas with low salinity

d)

in benthic zones of lakes

3.

Which of these contain salt....

a)

mangroves

b)

saltmarshes

c)

oceans

d)

all the above

e)

none of the above

4.

tiny microscopic animals that are the major food source of the ocean

a)

phytoplankton

b)

zooplankton

c)

benthos

d)

nekton

5.

tiny microscopic plants that free float at the top of the water.

a)

phytoplankton

b)

zooplankton

c)

benthos

d)

nekton

6.

free swimmers that can go against the current

a)

plankton

b)

phytoplankton

c)

zooplankton

d)

nekton

7.

The area where salt and freshwater mix

a)

salt marsh

b)

freshwater marsh

c)

swamp

d)

brackish marsh

8.

Shallow area of a lake or a pond

a)

benthic zone

b)

littoral zone

c)

estuary

d)

brackish

9.

Select the correct statement....

a)

minerals make up 5%

b)

water makes up 20%

c)

air makes up 25%

d)

organic material makes up 10%

10.

Porosity is the ability to...

a)

let water run through

b)

hold water

c)

evaporate water

d)

increase the water table

11.

Select all the 4 soil horizons

a)

O

b)

A

c)

C

d)

D

e)

B

12.

Select all of the 4 soil horizons descriptions

a)

organic matter

b)

mixture of organic and minerals

c)

root horizon

d)

permeability layer

e)

parent material

13.

Who grouped plants by herb, shrub, undershrub and trees

a)

Linnaeus

b)

Theosphrastus

14.

Select all the reasons why we need plant identification

a)

medicine

b)

dangers

c)

soil habitat

d)

disease

15.

Which is a family name

a)

Lutjanus

b)

Fabaceae

c)

Acaena

d)

Fabels

16.

Select all the correct ways that we identify plants today.

a)

seed pod/fruit

b)

categories

c)

flower appearance

d)

shrub details

17.

Select the correctly written scientific name....

a)

Lutjanus Campechanus

b)

Lutjanus campechanus

c)

Lutjanus campechanus

d)

lutjanus campechanus