Ocean 115 - Introduction to Oceanography » Winter 2022 » Week 5 Post-reading Quiz

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Question #1
Which zone in the ocean contains enough light for photosynthesis?
A.   disphotic zone
B.   hadal zone
C.   euphotic zone
D.   aphotic zone
E.   abyssal zone
Question #2
What is the primary need for living matter to function?
A.   protein
B.   energy
C.   hydrogen
D.   oxygen
E.   enzymes
Question #3
What does a food web illustrate?
A.   autotroph
B.   primary production
C.   trophic relationships
D.   a net filled with food
E.   heterotroph consumption
Question #4
What is a population?
A.   The number of different species in an area
B.   A group of interacting organisms of different species at a particular location
C.   The largest marine ecosystem
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.   rise and fall of tides
B.   temperature
C.   density
D.   salinity
E.   pressure
Question #6
Seaweeds used as additives for fabrics and adhesives would be classified in which group of marine resources?
A.   marine energy resource
B.   physical resources
C.   nonextractive resources
D.   ecological resources
E.   biological resources
Question #7
Petroleum most likely formed from which organic substrate?
A.   Whale falls
B.   Water column debris
C.   Sea grasses
D.   ​Planktonic organisms and bacteria
E.   Fossilized fish
Question #8
What is hypoxia?
A.   The increase of nitrogen in an area
B.   The depletion of free oxygen in an area
C.   The increase of carbon dioxide in an area
D.   The increase of free oxygen in an area
E.   The depletion of nutrients in an area
Question #9
What is a major product of combustion for all hydrocarbons?
A.   nitrogen
B.   hydrogen
C.   carbon dioxide
D.   oxygen
E.   nitrous oxide
Question #10
What happens when the ocean absorbs more carbon dioxide?
A.   Coral reef building increases
B.   Calcium carbonate dissolution decreases.
C.   Seawater pH increases.
D.   Less carbonic acid forms.
E.   Seawater pH decreases.

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