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