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Ocean Ecosystems

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is a abiotic factor which affect organisms on the rocky shore?

a)

sand

b)

dry soil

c)

wave action

d)

high pH

2.

Which of the following is an biotic factors which affect organisms on the rocky shore?

a)

wave action

b)

temperature

c)

predators

d)

water availability

3.

The lower limit of the intertidal zone is the:

a)

Average high tide.

b)

Average middle tide.

c)

Lowest low tide.

d)

Lowest edge of the rocky substrate.

4.

Holes, cracks, or crevices where seawater collects as the tide goes out.

a)

tide pools

b)

tide zones

c)

tidal waves

d)

tidal shore

5.

Only exposed during low tide; contains the highest biodiversity

a)

High tide

b)

Medium tide

c)

Low tide

6.

The Splash Zone can be described as

a)

Lies between medium and low tide

b)

Lies between high and low tide

c)

Area above the high tide zone in which animals survive by getting splashed by the waves.

d)

Never receives water

7.

Species living in the Intertidal Zone include

a)

Sharks

b)

Whales

c)

Sea Stars

d)

Jellyfish

8.

What does it mean for a species to be sessile?

a)

swims freely in the water

b)

lives attached to rock or another hard surface

c)

moves when it is necessary

d)

lives on land

9.

Ecosystem found on marine shorelines alternating between high and low tide

a)

Abyssal Zone

b)

Coral Reef

c)

Intertidal Zone

d)

Open Ocean

10.

Species living in the Intertidal Zone must be able to survive which changes?

a)

Moisture

b)

Temperature

c)

Salinity

d)

All of the above

11.

Only submerged at high tide; hotter and drier

a)

High tide

b)

Medium tide

c)

Low tide

12.

The lower intertidal zone is submerged only during severe storms and very high tides.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Seaweed can also be found in the upper intertidal zone.

a)

True

b)

False

14.
a)

E is the Oceanic Zone

b)

E is the Pelagic Zone

c)

E is the Subtidal Zone

d)

E is the Abyssal Pelagic Zone

15.
a)

L is the Pelagic Zone

b)

L is the Benthic Zone

c)

L is the Supratidal Zone

d)

L is the Oceanic Zone

16.
a)

D is the Supratidal Zone

b)

D is the Benthic Zone

c)

D is the Neritic Zone

d)

D is the Pelagic Zone

17.

Which statement about the Benthic Zone (L) is true?

a)

It includes all of the ocean floor

b)

It receives lots of sunlight

c)

Commercial fishing takes place here

d)

It contains photosynthetic organisms

18.

Which zone is nearest to the shoreline?

a)

Supratidal

b)

Oceanic

c)

Subtidal

d)

Pelagic

19.

Where is most life in the ocean found?

a)

In aphotic zones that receive little/no sunlight

b)

In photic zones that receive sunlight

20.

This is the zone where the water is constantly changing and moving.

a)

Neritic

b)

Intertidal

c)

Oceanic

d)

Abyssal

21.

The correct order of ocean zones in the aphotic zone, is:

a)

Aphotic, Abyssal, Bathyal

b)

Abyssal, Photic, Hadal

c)

Bathyal, Abyssal, Hadal

d)

Bathyla, Hadal, Abyssal

22.

Small, usually microscopic plant or animal organisms that float or drift in the ocean

a)

dinoflagellates

b)

plankton

c)

aphotic

d)

benthic

23.

Phytoplankton is a _______________ organism.

a)

symbiotic

b)

decompser

c)

producer

d)

parasitic

24.

An estuary is best defined as a place where--

a)

fresh and salt water meet

b)

a river meets the Chesapeake Bay

c)

a group of animals are gathered

d)

the water from the land flows into a river

25.

Which letter marks the estuary in the diagram shown?

a)

B

b)

C

c)

A

26.

These areas of dark, muddy sand exposed at low tide accumulate decaying organic matter, giving off a foul odor.

a)

Barrier beach.

b)

Mudflats.

c)

Mangrove swamps.

d)

Lagoon.

27.

An assemblage of mangrove trees found in coastal habitats.

a)

Mangrove pod.

b)

Mangrove swamp.

c)

Mangrove herd.

d)

Mangrove patch.

28.

A body of shallow water separated from the ocean by barrier islands or barrier beaches:

a)

Sound.

b)

Mudflat.

c)

Salt marsh.

d)

Lagoon.

29.

What are some plants you might find in an estuary?

a)
b)
c)
d)
30.

Which type of reef? The reef formed around a tropical island that has now disappeared.

a)

Fringing

b)

Atoll

c)

Barrier

d)

Deep water

31.

What is a mixture of salt and freshwater called?

a)

Brackish

b)

Fresh-salt

c)

Murky

d)

Lemonade

32.

Which process is used by bacteria that live near hydrothermal vents?

a)

photosynthesis

b)

bioluminescence

c)

chemosynthesis

d)

regeneration

33.

What is a salt marsh?

a)

near coral reefs

b)

deep ocean

c)

grassland flooded with sea water

d)

sand and salt

34.

why mangrove needs aerial root?

a)

to get oxygen during high tide

b)

For respiration at night

c)

For photosynthesis at day time

d)

For animal habitats such as crabs

35.

Black smoke from hydrothermal vents is due to the presence of these elements...

a)

calcium carbonate.

b)

iron, copper, and zinc.

c)

barium and oxygen.

d)

silicon and calcium.

36.

What are some organisms found near hydrothermal vents?

a)

dolphins and whales

b)

lemon sharks and Christmas tree worms

c)

serpulid worms, tubeworms, and mussels

37.

Where are hydrothermal vents are found mostly around...

a)

mid-ocean ridges and seamounts.

b)

continental shelf.

c)

guyots and abyssal plain.

d)

middle of the ocean.

38.

Chemosynthetic bacteria can form a symbiotic relationship with

a)

hydrothermal vent

b)

algae

c)

giant tube worms and giant clams

d)

the vent fluid

39.

What gives the hydrothermal fluid the appearance of smoke

a)

The fluid carries dissolved bacteria from deep beneath the ocean floor. When the fluid mixes with sea water, these bacteria combine with sulfur to form tiny black particles. These particles make the fluid look like smoke.

b)

The fluid carries dissolved metals from deep beneath the ocean floor. When the fluid mixes with sea water, these metals combine with sulfur to form tiny black particles. These particles make the fluid look like smoke.

c)

The fluid carries dissolved from animal debris deep beneath the ocean floor. When the fluid mixes with sea water, the debris combine with sulfur to form tiny black particles. These particles make the fluid look like smoke.

40.

Which has a hotter temperature, the white smoker or the black smoker ?

a)

white smoker

b)

black smoker

c)

neither

41.
Which ocean zone contains hydrothermal vents?
a)
Deep zone (abyss)
b)
Surface zone (sunlight)
c)
Shallow zone (twilight)
d)
Midnight zone
42.

What provides nutrients to most organisms just below the surface zone?

a)

sunlight

b)

filter feeders

c)

marine snow

d)

chemicals and heat

43.

Why do some animals in the deep ocean produce their own light?

a)

to attract predators

b)

to frighten away prey

c)

to do photosynthesis

d)

to attract mates

44.

Which is the best example of nekton?

a)

coral

b)

shrimp

c)

dolphin

d)

lobster

45.

Which features would be most helpful in the intertidal zone?

a)

bioluminescence, sharp teeth, large eyes

b)

speed, streamlined body, strength

c)

large size, fangs, ability to withstand pressure

d)

ability to bury in the sand, tube feet, hard shell

46.

Which best explains why estuaries are an important habitat for many marine organisms in comparison to the open ocean?

a)

Estuaries have limited food.

b)

Estuaries contain more salt.

c)

Estuaries have more predators.

d)

Estuaries are rich in nutrients.

47.

Which would best describe the water found in an estuary?

a)

low salinity, cold, nutrient-rich

b)

nutrient rich, shallow, warm

c)

shallow, still, and dangerous

d)

shallow, cool, and polluted

48.

Which is the best description of the deep zone?

a)

high pressure, low temperature, abundant nutrients

b)

low temperature, few nutrients, high pressure

c)

high nutrients, low temperature, low pressure

d)

low nutrients, average temperature, changing pressure

49.

Most coral reefs grow in warm water

a)

True

b)

False

50.
Generally, an important distinction between barrier and fringing reefs is that barrier reefs
a)
Are found only in the Pacific Ocean
b)
Develop farther away from land
c)
Are found only in the Caribbean
d)
Do not have a reef flat
51.

Reefs that have deep water between the shore and the reef are ________________.

a)

atolls

b)

lagoons

c)

fringing reefs

d)

barrier reefs

52.

How is a fringe reef different from a barrier reef?

a)

A fringe reef follows the natural shoreline of the land.

b)

A fringe reef is shaped like a circle and forms outside of a sinking island.

c)

A fringe reef is home to many different types of sea life.

d)

A fringe reef has a large, deep area of water between it and the shore.

53.

What is an ecosystem?

a)

A) A group of organisms in a single species

b)

B) The interactions of all living and non-living things in an environment

c)

C) A type of marine technology

d)

D) A process of change in the environment

54.

Which marine ecosystem is characterized by strong wave action?

a)

Coral reef

b)

Rocky shore

c)

Deep ocean

d)

Kelp forest

55.

What does "bioluminescence" refer to?

a)

The ability of organisms to glow in the dark

b)

The process of photosynthesis in plants

c)

The temperature variation in the ocean

d)

The movement of ocean currents

56.

What is a characteristic of mangrove forests?

a)

They are found only in cold climates

b)

They have shallow roots that grow in saltwater

c)

They are dominated by coral species

d)

They are found exclusively on land

57.

What is a Whale Fall ?

a)

A phenomenon where whales leap out of the water

b)

The event when a whale carcass sinks to the ocean floor

c)

The migration path of whales during breeding season

d)

A type of marine plant that grows near whale pods

58.

Where in the US are coral reefs located?

a)

Virginia & Florida

b)

Florida & California

c)

California & Hawaii

d)

Hawaii & Florida

59.

A type of reef that lies close to the shore.

a)

fringing reef

b)

barrier reef

c)

atoll

d)

archipelago

60.
A ringed shaped reef
a)
fringing reef
b)
barrier reef
c)
atoll
d)
archipelago