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Test Description: Ocean zones, lifestyles, estuaries
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) _ is a measure of the dissolved salts in water.
A
polarity
B
salinity
C
pH
D
temperature
2) ___occurs when warm surface water is blown away by winds to be replaced by cold nutrient rich water from below.
A
Upwelling
B
Chemosythesis
C
Adhesion
D
Estuaries
3) The ocean zone near shore that is affected by high and low tides.
A
pelagic
B
neritic
C
benthic
D
intertidal
4) The ocean zone that extends to the end of the continetal shelf where sunlight penetrates to the bottom.
A
neritic
B
intertidal
C
benthic
D
pelagic
5) The open ocean that is divided into layers based on how much light reaches each layer.
A
intertidal zone
B
benthic zone
C
neritic zone
D
pelagic zone
6) The ocean floor.
A
intertidal zone
B
benthic zone
C
neritic zone
D
pelagic zone
7) Why does warm ocean water stay at the surface?
A
cold water is more dense than warm water
B
warm water is the same density as cold water
C
warm water is more dense than cold water
D
cold water and warm water do not have density
8) All of the following are reasons upwelling is important except ___.
A
brings nutrients to the surface to support food webs
B
phytoplankton are able to photosynthisize
C
provides for good fishing
D
pushes away predaters
9) Deep ocean ecosystem that spews hot fluids into the ocean and supports a wide variety of organisms.
A
coral reefs
B
mangroves
C
trenches
D
hydrothermal vents
10) The process used by producers that use of chemicals to make sugar is called ____.
A
thermosynthesis
B
hydrosynthesis
C
photosynthesis
D
chemosynthesis
11) Organsims that drift with the currents and are usually found near the surface.
A
benthos
B
nekton
C
pelagic
D
plankton
12) Oranganism that swim freely in the ocean.
A
pelagic
B
plankton
C
bentos
D
nekton
13) Organisms that live attached or on the ocean floor.
A
benthos
B
pelatic
C
netkon
D
planton
14) A ___ is a place where freash water from rivers meets salt water from the ocean.
A
lake
B
coral reef
C
estuary
D
intertidal zone
15) Estuaries have brackish water. What does brackish mean?
A
dirty water
B
fresh water
C
a mix of salt and fresh water
D
salty water
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