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Foss Living Systems - "Comparing Ecosystems" & "Monterey Bay"

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does "marine" mean?

a)

Ocean

b)

Sea

c)

Bay

d)

Lake

2.

Where is the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary?

a)

California

b)

Hawaii

c)

Florida

d)

Puerto Rico

3.

A sanctuary is a protected place.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Kelp looks like algae, but is actually a plant.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

What is kelp classified as?

a)

A plant

b)

algae

c)

coral

d)

trees

6.

What is kelp anchored to?

a)

the seabed

b)

concrete

c)

coral

d)

giant wooden platforms

7.

A kelp forest is structured like a rainforest.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Where do most organisms live in the kelp forest?

a)

understory

b)

canopy

c)

floor

9.

Giant kelp is a...

a)

producer

b)

consumer

c)

decomposer

10.

What are the most important producers in the kelp forest?

a)

phytoplankton

b)

kelp fish

c)

great white sharks

d)

sea urchins

11.

What will decompose all organisms in the ocean ecosystem?

a)

sea lions

b)

zooplankton

c)

marine bacteria

d)

scud

12.

What are some ways animals in the ocean compete with each other?

a)

for food

b)

for space

c)

for shelter

13.

Where are aquatic ecosystems located?

a)

water

b)

land

c)

forest

d)

atmosphere

14.

Where are terrestrial ecosystems located?

a)

water

b)

on land

c)

atmosphere

d)

underground

15.

The amount of water in a terrestrial ecosystem is predictable.

a)

true

b)

false

16.

The amount of water in a terrestrial ecosystem never changes.

a)

true

b)

false

17.

Both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems are organized in similar ways.

a)

true

b)

false

18.

Aquatic ecosystems rely on which of the following?

a)

the sun

b)

water

c)

hunters

d)

food chains and webs

19.

An organism that outcompetes another will not survive.

a)

true

b)

false

20.

An organism that outcompetes another will survive.

a)

true

b)

false