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AICE Marine General Review

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is by far the largest ocean in size?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Indian

d)

Artic

2.

What is the largest single organism in the ocean?

a)

Megalodon

b)

Great White

c)

Polar Bear

d)

Blue Whale

3.

What is the most dangerous cephalopod?

a)

Blue Ring Octopus

b)

Vampire Squid

c)

Mimic Octopus

d)

Blanket Cuttlefish

4.

Which of the following is not a Marine Environment?

a)

Estuary

b)

Sandy Beach

c)

Abyss

d)

None of the Answers are Correct

5.

Which of the following is not a Marine Environment?

a)

Estuary

b)

Sandy Beach

c)

Abyss

d)

None of the Answers are Correct

6.

What type of marine animal is scene in this picture?

a)

Fish

b)

Snake

c)

Worm

d)

Hagfish

7.

What is displayed in this picture?

a)

Seaglass

b)

Diatoms

c)

Plants

d)

Amoebas

8.

What is the deepest part of the ocean?

a)

Dean's Blue Hole

b)

The Gulf of Mexico

c)

Marriana's Trench

d)

The Jaws Break

9.

What is the average depth of the ocean?

a)

1857ft

b)

758ft

c)

78ft

d)

12,672ft

10.

What percent of the earth's surface is covered by the ocean?

a)

24%

b)

55%

c)

72%

d)

95%

11.

What color of light is absorbed by the ocean the fastest?

a)

Red

b)

Green

c)

Blue

d)

Yellow

12.

What is fetch?

a)

The depth of the ocean.

b)

How much space a wave has to build up.

c)

The tides rhythm.

d)

An underwater earthquake.

13.

How is the ocean always in motion?

a)

Tides

b)

Waves

c)

Currents

d)

All answers are correct.

14.

Where are the only marine iguanas found?

a)

Lake Worth

b)

The Florida Keys

c)

The Bahamas

d)

Galapagos

15.

Which of the following is a jellyfish?

a)

Portuguese Man-O-War

b)

Moon Jelly

c)

Comb Jelly

d)

All of them are correct

16.

Which of the following is a marine animal?

a)

Sponges

b)

Coral

c)

Zooplankton

d)

Barracuda

e)

All answers are correct

17.

Which of the following is not a cephalopod?

a)

Nudibranch

b)

Nautilus

c)

Squid

d)

Octopus

18.

What is the primary factor behind tides?

a)

The Sun

b)

The Coriolis Effect

c)

The Moon

d)

The Stars

19.

Which of the following is fish?

a)

Barracuda

b)

Great White Shark

c)

Southern Stingray

d)

All of the above

20.

What is the average salinity of seawater?

a)

1.2%

b)

3.5%

c)

25%

d)

77.9%

21.
True of False: The temperature of the ocean water decreases as the depth of the water increases.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
An area where fresh water from streams and rivers spills into the ocean is called an _____________.
a)
plankton
b)
estuary
c)
sargassums
d)
coral reefs
23.

The marine ecosystem providing the most habitat and with the MOST diversity is

a)

sandy beach

b)

rocky shore

c)

coral reef

d)

kelp forest

24.

Adaptations for attachment and the ability to bend with the waves, as well as to protect against drying out, are part of organisms in this ecosystem:

a)

coral reef

b)

estuary

c)

rocky shore

d)

kelp forest

25.

Where are coral reefs found?

a)

Polar waters

b)

temperate, mid-latitude waters

c)

tropical waters

d)

only near volcanos

26.

The arrangement of organisms in the open ocean is determined by the

a)

increase in salt content from shallow to deep waters

b)

size of the benthic zone, where photosynthesis occurs

c)

amount of nutrients and sunlight that are available

d)

distribution of zooplankton

27.

Which of the following is a threat to coral reefs?

a)

oil spills

b)

sewage

c)

pesticides

d)

all of the above

28.

Why doesn’t photosynthesis occur in deep ocean water?

a)

The water temperature is too cold

b)

There is no sunlight

c)

There are not enough nutrients

d)

The salinity level of the water is too high

29.

Climate change is predicted to have an impact on Earth's biodiversity. What could be a consequence of climate change on marine biodiversity?

a)

A. An increase in the temperature of the ocean may cause bleaching of corals, thus dramatically reducing biodiversity

b)

B. An increase in the temperature of the ocean will cause coastal wetlands to shrink, thus decreasing biodiversity

c)

C. An influx of fresh water as the ice caps melt will increase salinity of the ocean, thus eliminating species sensitive to changes in salinity

d)

D. An increase in atmospheric temperature will cause increased evaporation from the ocean, thus shrinking the amount of viable habitat in the ocean

30.

Plastic bottle use, recycling, and disposal have many environmental implications. One effect is the creation of floating transportation, allowing species to move around the planet. How does the movement of species affect biodiversity?

a)

A. invasive species contribute to biodiversity

b)

B. invasive species disrupt existing habitats

c)

C. organisms can easily migrate

d)

D. organisms can find protections from predator

31.

What would most likely be a result of the overfishing of large predatory fish?

a)

A. The entire ocean food web is likely to collapse

b)

B. Lower trophic levels will flourish without these predators and biodiversity will increase

c)

C. Populations of organisms in upper trophic levels will be altered and overall biodiversity will increase

d)

D. Populations of organisms in lower trophic levels will be altered and overall biodiversity will decrease

32.

Organisms typically known as bottom dwellers spend their life consuming material that falls down from the surface of the ocean. These organisms could BEST be described as

a)

A. Consumers-Nekton

b)

B. Consumers-Benthos

c)

C. Decomposers-Benthos

d)

D. Decomposers- Nekton

33.

The Remora Suckerfish and many sharks live in harmony together. The remora attaches itself to the the share and uses it for food and transportation. The shark in return benefits by having parasites removed from its' body by the remora.

a)

A. Mutualism

b)

B. Parasitism

c)

C. Commensalism

d)

D. Predator and Prey

34.

A clownfish and a sea anemone live together in a relationship. The clownfish uses the sea anemone for protection. Due to a genetic variable in the clownfish, it is not affected by anemone stings. The anemone also uses the clownfish for food by consuming the clownfish’s excrement. What type of relationship do a clownfish and a sea anemone have?

a)

A. commensalism

b)

B. parasitism

c)

C. predator-prey

d)

D. mutualism

35.

Zooxanthellae live within the tissues of corals and both organisms benefit from the association. This is known as:

a)

A. Mutualism.

b)

B. Predation.

c)

C. Commensalism.

d)

D. Parasitism.

36.

In a salt marsh, a fish eats decaying material from around the base of Spartina grass plants. A snail scrapes algae from the stalks of the Spartina grass. These species can coexist in the same area because they have:

a)

A. The same habitat, but different niches.

b)

B. Different habitats and different niches.

c)

C. The same niche, but different habitats.

d)

D. The same habitat and the same niche.

37.

Where is ocean water the densest?

a)

The surface

b)

The middle

c)

The bottom

d)

Lake Michigan

38.

Two types of ocean currents are

a)

local and global

b)

sea and land

c)

surface water and deep water

d)

warm and cold

39.

A horizontal movement of ocean water that is caused by wind.

a)

Gulf Stream

b)

Global Conveyor Belt

c)

Surface Current

d)

Gyre

40.

Temperature and salinity are the two factors affecting which type of current?

a)

Mid-ocean ridges

b)

Deep Currents

c)

Surface Currents

d)

High tide and low tide

41.
The Coriolis Effect is caused by
a)
Earth rotating around the sun
b)
Earth rotating on its axis
c)
The tides
d)
Gravity
42.

Which of the following redirects ocean currents?

a)

Coriolis Effect

b)

Fish and Plankton

c)

Minerals in the water

d)

Solar energy

43.

Plankton are

a)

a type of fish

b)

any organisms that cannot swim against a current

c)

any organism that is found at the base of the food chain

d)

any microscopic organism

44.

What two factors influence tides?

a)

Salinity and Moon

b)

Sun and Moon

c)

Moon and Wind

d)

Sun and Wind

45.

What is a concentration gradient?

a)

When molecules move from a high concentration (tightly packed) to a low concentration (spread out)

b)

When molecules stay close together

c)

A type of deep water current

d)

A type of surface current

46.

Thermohaline Circulation is driven by

a)

Tides

b)

Concentration gradients

c)

Wind

d)

The gravitational pull from the sun and the moon

47.

Deep water currents are a result of salinity and temperature. Water moves like a conveyor belt across the globe. This process is called...

a)

Thermometer Currents

b)

Deep water currents

c)

Thermohaline Circulation

d)

Salinity Currents

48.

What does Thermo and Haline mean?

a)

Thermo = temperature and Haline = salt

b)

Thermo = warm and Haline = cold

c)

Thermo = salt and Haline = temperature

49.

what is the mackerel tropic level?

a)

2500

b)

5

c)

500

d)

50

e)

0.5

50.

Who is the secondary consumer?

a)

the plankton , because it gets eaten by the zooplankton

b)

zooplankton, because it eats the plankton then gets eaten by the small fish.

c)

small fish, because it eats the zoo plankton which ate the plankton.

d)

The shark, which ate he small fish.

51.

Why is the number of trophic levels that can exist limited?

a)

Because there is no predator to eat the Teritary consumers.

b)

A large amount of energy is lost at each level, so there has to be a limit on the number of trophic levels

c)

There wouldn't be anymore producers.

52.

What is the keystone species?

a)

a species on which other species in an ecosystem largely depend, such that if it were removed the ecosystem would change drastically.

b)

A new species of fish.

c)

Keys and stones have nothing to do with ecology

d)

A species that lives in or around rocks

53.

What is the Primary Producer ?

a)

Shark

b)

Phytoplankton

c)

Small fish

d)

tuna

54.

In a pyramid of energy, the lowest level is always the widest

a)

False

b)

True

55.

Choose the correct sequence for energy flow within an ecosystem.

a)

producers -> carnivores -> herbivores -> scavengers

b)

herbivores -> producers -> carnivores -> scavengers

c)

producers -> herbivores -> carnivores -> scavengers

d)

producers -> herbivores -> scavengers -> carnivores

56.

The rate at which energy is converted by photosynthetic and chemosynthetic autotrophs to organic substances. what is the term of this definiton.

a)

Secondary consumer

b)

Pyramid of biomass

c)

Primary Production

d)

Tropic level

57.

what is a producer

a)

a person, company, or country that makes, grows, or supplies goods or commodities for sale.

b)

Bacteria

c)

an organism, either a green plant or bacterium, which is part of the first level of a food chain.

58.

Select the two ways in which energy enters marine systems.

a)

Decomposition

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Chemosynthesis

d)

Colour

59.

What is an area where a river meets the sea, and includes some of the earth’s most productive wetlands?

a)

euphotic zone

b)

estuary

c)

inlets

d)

bays

e)

coastal marshes

60.

Why is the number of trophic levels that can exist limited?

a)

Because there is no predator to eat the Teritary consumers.

b)

A large amount of energy is lost at each level, so there has to be a limit on the number of trophic levels

c)

There wouldn't be anymore producers.

61.

What is the Primary Producer ?

a)

Shark

b)

Phytoplankton

c)

Small fish

d)

tuna

62.

In a pyramid of energy, the lowest level is always the widest

a)

False

b)

True

63.

Choose the correct sequence for energy flow within an ecosystem.

a)

producers -> carnivores -> herbivores -> scavengers

b)

herbivores -> producers -> carnivores -> scavengers

c)

producers -> herbivores -> carnivores -> scavengers

d)

producers -> herbivores -> scavengers -> carnivores

64.

The rate at which energy is converted by photosynthetic and chemosynthetic autotrophs to organic substances. what is the term of this definiton.

a)

Secondary consumer

b)

Pyramid of biomass

c)

Primary Production

d)

Tropic level

65.

Which of the following organisms is known for its bioluminescent properties?

a)

Sea Turtle

b)

Clownfish

c)

Anglerfish

d)

Starfish

66.

What is the primary cause of ocean acidification?

a)

Carbon dioxide emissions

b)

Plastic pollution

c)

Oil spills

d)

Overfishing

67.

Which marine zone is characterized by complete darkness and high pressure?

a)

Pelagic Zone

b)

Abyssal Zone

c)

Neritic Zone

d)

Intertidal Zone