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Question #1
Which zone in the ocean contains enough light for photosynthesis?
A.
hadal zone
B.
aphotic zone
C.
abyssal zone
D.
euphotic zone
E.
disphotic zone
Question #2
What is the primary need for living matter to function?
A.
hydrogen
B.
oxygen
C.
energy
D.
enzymes
E.
protein
Question #3
What does a food web illustrate?
A.
autotroph
B.
heterotroph consumption
C.
a net filled with food
D.
primary production
E.
trophic relationships
Question #4
What is a population?
A.
The largest marine ecosystem
B.
The number of different species in an area
C.
A group of interacting organisms of different species at a particular location
D.
A group of organisms of the same species in several locations
E.
A group of organisms of the same species occupying a specific area
Question #5
What is the most important physical environmental factor in intertidal communities?
A.
salinity
B.
rise and fall of tides
C.
density
D.
pressure
E.
temperature
Question #6
Which distribution pattern is the rarest in nature?
A.
uniform distribution
B.
random distribution
C.
arbitrary distribution
D.
clumped distribution
E.
irregular distribution
Question #7
What is environmental resistance?
A.
The maximum population growth in an environment
B.
The carrying capacity of an environment
C.
The sum of the effects of the limiting factors on the environment
D.
The movement of one population against another
E.
The decline in population growth
Question #8
What process reestablishes climax communities after a major disruption to the environment?
A.
​carrying capacity
B.
stress tolerance
C.
progression
D.
succession
E.
dessication
Question #9
Which plankton are the most numerous primary consumers of the ocean?
A.
cyanobacteria
B.
dinoflagellates
C.
diatoms
D.
coccolithophores
E.
​zooplankton
Question #10
What can occur when intertidal organisms are exposed to air and sunlight?
A.
mutualism
B.
dessication
C.
wave shock
D.
motility
E.
succession
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