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WorksheetsEarth Chapter 14 Section 3
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 3600secs
The part of the ocean that extends from the low-tide line out to the edge of the continental shelf is called the (a) .
The part of the ocean that that extends beyond the edge of the continental shelf is called the (a) .
Select all that help explain why there is so much life in the neritic zone.
The water is shallow.
The water is high in nutrients.
Large plantlike algae grow there.
Upwelling never occurs there.
Neritic zone habitats.....
kelp forests
open-ocean zone
coral reefs
barrier reef
Select all that are true about kelp.
They are algae.
They produce their own food.
They provide food for sea otters.
They provide a home for slugs.
Sea otters are important to a kelp forest because they eat sea urchins, which eat the kelp?
True
False
A coral reef is made of living things.
True
False
The first step of an atoll formation.
A
B
C
Which is the third step of an atoll formation?
A
B
C
Which is the second step of an atoll formation?
A
B
C
Reef that is separated from land by a lagoon.
atoll
fringing reef
barrier reef
Ring-shaped reef that surrounds a shallow lagoon
atoll
fringing reef
barrier reef
Reef that closely surrounds the edges of an island
atoll
fringing reef
barrier reef
Reefs protect coastlines during violent storms.
True
False
The open ocean supports fewer organisms than the neritic zone.
True
False
The surface zone is the only part of the open ocean that receives enough sunlight to support growth of algae.
True
False
The desert is like the deep zone because they both have harsh conditions and many organisms.
True
False
The production of light by living things is called (a) .
An area where heated ocean water rises through cracks in the ocean floor is a/an (a) .
Select all that are true about organisms around hydrothermal vents.
Bacteria produce food from chemicals in the hot water.
Tube worms get their food from the bacteria inside them.
Algae from the base of the food web.
Giant clams feed on the algae.
