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