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