A symbiotic relationship in which one species benefits and the other is neither harmed nor helped is called

A group of the same species are called

Ecosystem communities are made up of

The primary source of energy production on earth is

When two different species require the same resources we may see this happen.

A niche is

Animals that obtain their body heat from their internal metabolism are called

The largest and most important group of marine organisms that photosynthesize are . . .

Zones of stress are . . .

All of the biotic and abiotic factors in an area make _____________

Which words are in the correct order for the energy flow in an ecosystem?

This is the study of the interaction of organisms and their environment -

Where an organism lives, feeds, and reproduces

The amount of dissolved salts in water determines the

A cleaner fish removing parasites from another fish is an example of what type of relationship?

With each change in the trophic level we can expect a _______ transfer of energy and biomass

The continuous mass of water that covers most of our planet is called what?

The thickest layer of the earth is what?

The forces of the mantle acting on the crust is the cause of

A smaller area of water, more or less landlocked is called

This is the region composed below the crust and makes up the upper mantle

Select the items that prove the theory of continental drift

The deepest underwater trench is

The transition between the continental shelf and the deep floor is

This is formed from underwater volcanoes - choose all correct answers

Bathygraphic features are found

A large flat area of the ocean basin is called

A flat seamount

The sudden transition from continental shelf to the continental slope is

Lines that run in circles around the earth starting at the equator

New ocean floor is created here

Lines on the earth that go from the North Pole to the South Pole

Because water is a ___________ it can mix with other elements easily.

This property of water means that water molecules stick to other water molecules.

Water's solid phase is ________ dense than its liquid phase

Water molecules stick to other objects due to _________.

__________ that is absorbed by water is converted into heat.

__________ is expressed in parts per thousand.

Why are oceans important? Select all correct answers.

What percentage of the earth is covered by seawater?

Acids have a ____ number on the pH scale

What affects the salinity of water? Select two correct answers

Higher temperatures ________ density.

The apparent deflection of the path of air and water due to the rotation of the earth.

The earliest studies of Marine Biology were done by

Oceanography is the study of

Water with higher salinity has a higher density.

Marine Biology is the study of

A generating force for waves and currents is

If an area gets a lot of rain, what will happen to the water's salinity

As carbon dioxide increases in ocean water, pH ___________

Darwin was the marine biologist aboard the HMS Beagle

The top of a wave is called the ________.

The first marine biology laboratory was

The pressure of ocean increases by one atmosphere for every ___ meter increase.

The Pelagic division of the ocean consists of the

The process of increasing the nutrient level in coastal water is called what?

The bottom of a wave is called the ______

Sediments formed from seawater as a result of chemical processes are called what?

The Greenwich meridian is a primary line of longitude.

The charge of a water molecule is what?

The continental rise is formed from sediments that have been deposited from what?

The ________ force disturbs water and causes a wave.

This type of tide has the least difference between high and low.

Waves that occur in water that is a greater depth than one half of a wave’s wavelength

is a ____________ water wave.

The area between breaking waves and the shore is called the _______.

The tidal bulge is caused by the moon's pull of water on the side of the earth _________ to it.

This tide occurs just after a new or full moon.

Plates that move past each other are known as what?

He proposed the theory of Continental Drift and named Pangea.

The tide in which the sun, earth, and moon are in a straight line.

This tidal cycle has two high and two low tides in a day.

Which tide occurs during the third quarter and first quarter moon?

When subsurface water rises to the surface it is a result of ___

A current that flows away from the shoreline perpendicular or at an angle toward the ocean is called