Unit 2 - Marine Ecology

A(n) ______________ is made up of all the living things in an area and their non-living environment.

• Habitat

• Ecosystem

• Biosphere

• Succession

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of the following is an example of an abiotic factor in the marine environment?

• Water

• Kelp

• Clams

• Plankton

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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Which is NOT one of the reasons fish exhibit schooling behavior?

• Hydrodynamic efficiency

• Easier to find a mate

• Easier to find food

• Camouflage

A population is:

• The total number of all the different species in an area

• The total number of one species in an area

• The same as a community

• Made up of more than one species

A ____________ is made up of all the different species in an ecosystem.

• Population

• Food chain

• Community

• Trophic level

A ____________ is a group of organisms that can interbreed and produce viable offspring.

• Genus

• Kingdom

• Species

• Phylum

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

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What type of organisms are always found at the first trophic level?

• Predators

• Autotrophs

• Consumers

• Heterotrophs

Which marine ecosystem has the highest biodiversity?

• Coral reef

• Sandy beach

• Abyssal plain

• Whale fall

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which of the following is an example of mutualism?

• Turtles and barnacles

• Corals and zooxanthellae

• Sharks and sea lions

• Tuna and tape worms

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

What type of symbiotic relationship occurs when one organism benefits and the other is unaffected?

• Communism

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

• Commensalism