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Marine Life Zones & Deep Ocean

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where does the energy for chemosynthesis come from?

a)

sunlight

b)

chemicals

c)

producers

d)

consumers

2.

Deep sea animals use bioluminescence to:

a)

attract mates

b)

attract prey

c)

see

d)

all of these

3.

There really are no differences between fish at the surface and fish in the deep ocean.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Which are adaptations deep ocean organisms have to cope with extreme pressure?

a)

A- Many fish have lost their swim bladder

b)

B- Unsaturated fats replace water in cells so they cannot be frozen and fractured

c)

C- Bioluminescence

d)

A & B only

e)

all of these

5.

Where do deep ocean organisms get their nutrients?

a)

A- marine snow

b)

B- kelp

c)

C- chemosynthesis

d)

A & C only

e)

All of these

6.

What light is filtered out at 500 feet?

a)

blue

b)

green

c)

red

d)

black

7.
organisms that live on or in the bottom
a)
benthos
b)
neuston
c)
littoral
d)
heterotrophs
8.
Scientists divide the ocean into zones.  Where do 90% of all sea creatures live?
a)
Sunlit zone
b)
Twilight zone
c)
Midnight Zone
d)
New moon zone
9.
What does the light on an anglerfish do?
a)
Attracts prey
b)
Confuses predators
c)
Lets it see to find its way
d)
It goes on and off 
10.
Some sea creatures use chemicals to produce light.  What is this called?
a)
Natural light
b)
Bioluminescense
c)
Chemical light
d)
Producing light
11.
The gulper eel has a really large mouth that it can use just like some snakes.  What can it do with its jaw?
a)
crush things
b)
snap it
c)
unhinge it
d)
open it wide
12.

How is the ocean divided into different layers?

a)

By the amount of pressure and light

b)

By the type of marine life that lives in it

c)

By the amount of salt in the water

d)

By the size of the waves

13.

Which zone is known as the “Midnight Zone”?

a)

The bathypelagic zone

b)

The Abyssal Zone

c)

The Deep Sea Zone

d)

The Abyssal Plain

14.

Which zone is known as the twilight zone?

a)

The abyssal zone

b)

The midnight zone

c)

The mesopelagic zone

d)

The benthic zone

15.

How are organisms that live in the deepest parts of the ocean able to survive the extreme pressure?

a)

They have thick, pressure-resistant exoskeletons

b)

They are made of mostly water

c)

They have extremely strong muscles

d)

They have evolved to survive without oxygen

16.

These are organisms that live in the deepest parts of the ocean and have bacteria to perform chemosynthesis.

a)

Dolphins

b)

Sharks

c)

Tube Worms

d)

Sea Turtles

17.

Phytoplankton live in which zone?

a)

epipelagic

b)

mesopelagic

c)

bathypelagic

d)

abyssopelagic

18.

Which of the following is the deepest of the ocean waters

a)

mesopelagic

b)

abyssalpelgic

c)

epipelagic

d)

hadal pelagic

19.

the deep sea scavengers include animals that feed on:

a)

each other

b)

bacteria

c)

deep sea plankton

d)

dead animals