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