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The ___________________ extends from the outer edge of the continental shelf down to the ocean floor.
a) Continental slope
b) abyssal plain
c) Seamount
d) Trench
In the ocean, ______________ make food by undergoing photosynthesis.
a) producers
b) consumers
c) decomposers
d) prosumers
Diatoms are a tiny, abundant form of ________________ found in the ocean.
a) plankton
b) nekton
c) benthos
d) zooplankton
________________ are the flat seafloor areas in the deep ocean formed by deposits of sediment that fill up valleys.
a) abyssal plain
b) continental shelf
c) continental slope
d) trench
______________ include crabs, snails, clams, sea urchins, and bottom dwelling fish.
a) benthos
b) nekton
c) plankton
d) zooplankton
Bacteria that perform chemosynthesis using sulfur compounds live...
a) along mid ocean ridges
b) in trenches
c) along shorelines
d) in coral reefs
_________________ are formed on the seafloor when one crustal plate is forced under another plate.
a) trenches
b) continental shelves
c) abyssal plains
d) mid ocean ridges
Tide pools are most characteristic of...
a) rocky shores
b) beaches
c) estuaries
d) coral reefs
Petroleum, natural gas, sand, metals, and diamonds are mined from deposits found in...
a) continental shelves
b) continental slopes
c) deep water deposits
d) ocean trenches
Marine animals that actively swim in the ocean currents are called...
a) nekton
b) benthos
c) plankton
d) zooplankton
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