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Question #1
What does the prefix Steno refer to?
A.
it refers to wide, which can be used to describe organisms that have wide tolerances for specific factors.
B.
it refers to depth, which can be used to describe organisms that have deep specific factors.
C.
it refers to narrow, which can be used to describe organisms that have narrow tolerances for specific factors.
D.
it refers to length, which can be used to describe organisms that have long specific factors.
Question #2
What does the prefix Eury refer to?
A.
it refers to narrow, which can be used to describe organisms that have narrow tolerances for specific factors.
B.
it refers to wide, which can be used to describe organisms that have wide tolerances for specific factors.
C.
it refers to depth, which can be used to describe organisms that have deep specific factors.
D.
it refers to length, which can be used to describe organisms that have long specific factors.
Question #3
What is a habitat?
A.
it is an organism’s role in the community.
B.
it is an organism’s ability to move through its community.
C.
it is an organism’s limiting factor in its community.
D.
it is an organism’s physical location in its community.
Question #4
What is a niche?
A.
it is an organism’s role in the community.
B.
it is an organism’s limiting factor in its community.
C.
it is an organism’s physical location in its community.
D.
it is an organism’s ability to move through its community.
Question #5
Is the optimal range of a species is where you find the highest numbers of that species?
A.
Cannot be determined from the lecture
B.
Yes
C.
No
Question #6
Competition can occur among members of ________________________.
A.
different species
B.
between animals only
C.
between plants only
D.
the same species
E.
the same species and different species
Question #7
Which is not a marine community?
A.
Coral reef
B.
They are all marine communities
C.
Open ocean
D.
Deep seafloor
E.
Sand beach
Question #8
What kind of organisms is found near hydrothermal vents?
A.
The organisms found near the hydrothermal vents are mainly filter feeders.
B.
The organisms found near the hydrothermal vents are mainly chemosynthetic.
C.
The organisms found near the hydrothermal vents are mainly photosynthetic.
D.
The organisms found near the hydrothermal vents are mainly those with radial symmetry.
E.
The organisms found near the hydrothermal vents are mainly grazers.
Question #9
In estuaries, organisms have to cope with constantly changing?
A.
Salinity
B.
Nutrients
C.
Predators
D.
Sunlight
Question #10
The living part of the reef extends ____________________.
A.
hundreds of feet down
B.
up to one thousand feet down
C.
ten feet down
D.
as just a thin layer on the surface
E.
one foot down
Question #11
The exoskeleton formed by the coral polyp is known as?
A.
Coquina
B.
Regullite
C.
Corallite
D.
Granulite
E.
Meofauna
Question #12
Where do zooxanthallae live?
A.
On the ocean floor
B.
Tied to crinoids
C.
Within the tissue of the coral polyp
D.
As parasites on fish
Question #13
Corals do best in ________________.
A.
highly turbid waters
B.
brackish waters
C.
nutrient-rich waters
D.
nutrient-poor waters
E.
freshwater
Question #14
Which is not a common coral reef fish?
A.
Soldierfish
B.
Barracuda
C.
Gahhee
D.
Grunt
E.
Grunt
Question #15
The correct order of reef development is?
A.
atoll then barrier reef then fringing reef
B.
fringing reef then atoll then barrier reef
C.
barrier reef then atoll then fringing reef
D.
fringing reef then barrier reef then atoll
E.
barrier reef then fringing reef then atoll
Question #16
Snailfish can live at depths as great as ___________________.
A.
10 meters
B.
7000 meters
C.
1000 meters
D.
90 meters
E.
9000 meters
Question #17
Pyrococcus furiosuscan survive temperatures as high as?
A.
20 degrees C
B.
100 degrees C
C.
80 degrees C
D.
10 degrees C
E.
50 degrees C
Question #18
Commensalism is when?
A.
one organism benefits, but the other is harmed
B.
one organism benefits, the other is not helped or harmed
C.
two organism are both harmed by the relationship
D.
both organisms benefit in these relationships
Question #19
Mutualism is when?
A.
one organism benefits, but the other is harmed
B.
one organism benefits, the other is not helped or harmed
C.
both organisms benefit in these relationships
D.
two organism are both harmed by the relationship
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