Aquatic Biomes
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- Q1Which of the following is an example of an ecological service?trees for lumberpollinationcrude oil for gasolinewind for electricity20s
- Q2Which of the following is an example of an economic service?photosynthesis giving off oxygentrees for lumberpollinationnitrogen cycling20s
- Q3Which of the following describes the organisms that makeup coral?animal + bacteriaanimal + protistsprotist + fungianimal + plant20s
- Q4What organims is responsible for supplying the majoirty of the food for coral?protistzooplanktonphytoplanktonanimal20s
- Q5Which of the following is a ecological service provided to humans by coral reefs?enjoymentabsorb and store carbon dioxidetourismfood source20s
- Q6Which of the following would not lead to coral bleaching?warmer oceanlow tideturbid (cloudy) waterocean acidificiation20s
- Q7Which of the following correctly describes the cause of ocean acidification?increased nutrient runoffincreased water turbidity (cloudiness)increased water temperaturemore carbon dioxide in the atmopshere leads to more carbon dioxide in the ocean20s
- Q8What is an estuary?where a river empties into the oceaninland wetlandthe low lying area near the coastarea between high and low tide20s
- Q9Which is not an ecological service of a costal wetland?absorb excess watersupply timbernursery for many organismsfilter excess nutrients20s
- Q10What causes tides?gravitational pull of the sunocean currentsgravational pull of the moonwind currents20s
- Q11What is the difference between a costal wetland and a swamp or marsh?swamps have alligatorswetlands are all similarmarshes have treescoastal is salt water, swamp is freshwater20s
- Q12Which of the following would increase the amount of DO in a body of water?respirationphotosynthesisexchangedecomposition20s
- Q13Which of the following is not a limiting factor in aquatic biomes?dissolved oxygenwaterlightnutrients20s
- Q14Which of the following is not an adaptation needed by organisms in the intertidal zone?tolerate temperature fluctuationstolerate wave actiontolerate salinity fluctuationstolerate ocean acidification20s