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Marine Ecosystems

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  • Q1
    The base of the ocean’s food chains is formed by
    blue whales
    sargassums
    coral reefs
    plankton
    30s
  • Q2
    Which of the following is NOT a key abiotic factor in marine ecosystems?
    amount of sunlight
    water temperature
    amount of plankton
    water depth
    30s
  • Q3
    The place where the ocean meets the land is the
    intertidal zone
    oceanic zone
    benthic zone
    neritic zone
    30s
  • Q4
    The ocean floor, some parts of which get no sunlight, is the
    neritic zone
    benthic zone
    oceanic zone
    intertidal zone
    30s
  • Q5
    The area that contains the deep water of the open ocean and is where the sea floor drops sharply is the
    oceanic zone
    neritic zone
    intertidal zone
    benthic zone
    30s
  • Q6
    The area that has warm, sunlit water and is where the ocean floor begins to slope downward is the
    neritic zone
    benthic zone
    oceanic zone
    intertidal zone
    30s
  • Q7
    diverse underwater ecosystems held together by calcium carbonate, some contain algae which go through photosynthesis and some catch zooplankton.
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    intertidal zone
    Sargasso sea
    estuary
    coral reefs
    30s
  • Q8
    contains huge, floating rafts of algae
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    estuary
    Sargasso sea
    Black Sea
    neritic zone
    30s
  • Q9
    Where organisms have adapted to keep from being swept away
    estuary
    intertidal zone
    polar ice
    coral reef
    30s
  • Q10
    Water temperature
    affects the types of organisms that can live in a marine ecosystem
    increases as water gets deeper.
    has no effect on the animals in a marine ecosystem.
    30s
  • Q11
    The ocean covers about _________% of the Earth's surface.
    71
    3
    97
    39
    30s

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