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Life in the seas 2.5

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Submarine cables containing telephone lines, electric power, and underwater pipelines, have been attacked by shrimplike animals called .

a)

Terebos

b)

Barracuda

c)

Gribbles

d)

Moray Eels

2.

hat is the name of the microscopic plants that start the food chain in the seas of the

a)

proteins

b)

Zooplankton

c)

Nutrients

d)

Phytoplankton

3.

The science that deals with life and the contents of the seas is known as

a)

Zoology

b)

Marine Biology

c)

Marine Cycles

d)

Marine chemistry

4.

Upwelling is caused by the

a)

Movement of Ships across the oceans

b)

Sea animals of the oceans

c)

Movement of the winds

d)

vertical circulation of water

5.

What are the benefits of upwelling for marine life?

a)

Decayed nutrients are forced to the surface

b)

Decayed nutrients are forced to the bottom of the sea

c)

It causes High Tides

d)

It Causes Low Tides

6.

What is the most destructive oceanographic condition for marine life in the oceans of the

a)

Sunlight

b)

Upwelling

c)

Large Sea Animals

d)

El Nino

7.

A hydrogen sulfide layer that begins about 200 feet below the surface and ends all life from that point downward gives its name to the

a)

Red Sea

b)

Blue Sea

c)

Yellow Sea

d)

Black Sea

8.

Most sea animals live in the

a)

Shallow Water at the edge of the Sea

b)

Deep water seaboard of the continental Slope

c)

Water Seaward of the low tide level and above the continental shelf

d)

deep areas of the ocean that are above the berm line near the continental slope.

9.

deep areas of the ocean that are above the berm line near the continental slope.

a)

best for commercial fishing.

b)

important for the development of sea waves.

c)

outstanding for underwater navigation of submarines.

d)

hazards for the larger marine animals of the deep oceans.

10.

Zooplankton is defined as

a)

Plankton in a zoo

b)

Tiny animal life in the sea

c)

tiny plant life in the sea

d)

photosynthesis in the sea

11.

A flesh-eating animal or mammal is referred to as

a)

a vegetarian

b)

carnivorous.

c)

herbivorous

d)

none of the above

12.

Aquaculture involves

a)

examining water for mineral content

b)

extracting mineral resources from sea animals.

c)

applying natural procedures for harvesting sea animals

d)

applying farming methods to grow and harvest sea animals and plants

13.

The most poisonous of all fish are the

a)

scorpionfish

b)

weeverfish

c)

jellyfish

d)

mollusks

14.

A bathyscaphe is a

a)

type of scuba gear

b)

Deep Submergence Rescue Vessel

c)

Floating Instrument Platform

d)

Free-moving underwater research vessel similar to a submarine

15.

At one time man was prevented from going into the deep sea because of the

a)

lack of air

b)

pressure of the water

c)

utter darkness

d)

all of the above

16.

The most common of all the plants in the sea are

a)

kelp

b)

algae

c)

sea plants

d)

sea ferns

17.

Over 1,000 years ago a complex ecological fish-farming system was developed. In what country was this system developed?

a)

Japan

b)

China

c)

Spain

d)

America

18.

The sea probably contains over 30,000 species of fish and other sea life. Of this large number, how many kinds of fish and shellfish are used for food in the United States?

a)

200

b)

300

c)

400

d)

500

19.

The major cause of serious pollution problems in inland and coastal waters of the world is the

a)

amount of basic research in nuclear power plant

b)

large amounts of soil erosion from cultivated land

c)

continuing increase in commerce and navigation.

d)

continued dumping of sewage and industrial waste into these waters

20.

The Navy is called upon to help eliminate oil pollution in U.S. waters by working closely with the

a)

Department of Commerce and the Defense Mapping Agency.

b)

Federal Bureau of Investigation and Army Intelligence.

c)

Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Coast Guard.

d)

U.S. Merchant Marine and the Defense Investigative Service.

21.

The Navy's Environmental Protection Program involves

a)

air pollution control equipment on all ship

b)

equipping ships with sewage holding systems.

c)

installing solid waste disposal facilities.

d)

all of the above.