Yr10 Marine Science Topic Test Review

the area between the high tide and the low tide mark

• benthic zone
• intertidal zone
• pelagic zone
• abyssal zone

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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benthic animals that live on the sea floor

• infauna
• epifauna
• inflora
• epiflora

Water absorbs colors at the ______ end of the spectrum more easily than that the ________ end.

• red, blue
• blue, orange
• green, yellow
• red, green

Which of the following are examples of biotic factors in the ocean?

• temperature, pressure, light
• light, coral, sand
• predators, coral, cetaceans 
• temperature, predators, depth

Which of the following is a "behavioral" adaptation?

• migration
• camouflage
• blowhole
• bright colors

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Which of these is an abiotic factor in an ocean ecosystem?

• temperature
• prey
• plants
• predators

The base of the ocean's food chains is formed by

• blue whales
• plankton
• coral reefs
• sargassums

Which of the following is the process of pulling CO2 form the atmosphere to make food?

• Photosynthesis
• Cellular Respiration
• Decomposition
• Nitrification

Which of the following is caused by ocean acidification?

• Coral bleaching
• Eutrofication
• Shelled organisms not being able to build their shells
• Plankton Blooms

An area where fresh water from streams and rivers spills into the ocean is called an _____________.

• plankton
• estuary
• sargassums
• coral reefs

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