Quiz about Marine Biology Vocab Quiz - Quarter 1

Question 1

An aquatic ecosystem is an ecosystem in a body of water.

Accepted Answer

Aquatic Ecosystems

Answer

Abiotic Factor

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Biotic Factor

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Salinity

Question 2

A nonliving condition or thing, as climate or habitat, that influences or affects an ecosystem and the organisms in it.

Accepted Answer

Abiotic Factor

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Aquatic Ecosystems

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Biotic Factor

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Salinity

Question 3

A living thing that influences or affects an ecosystem and the organisms in it.

Accepted Answer

Biotic Factor

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Aquatic Ecosystems

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Abiotic Factor

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Salinity

Question 4

The amount of salt dissolved in water.

Accepted Answer

Salinity

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Aquatic Ecosystems

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Abiotic Factor

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Biotic Factor

Question 5

The cloudiness of water, caused by the amount of silt in the water.

Accepted Answer

Turbidity

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Salinity

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Silt

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Plankton

Question 6

Soil eroded and carried by a river.

Accepted Answer

Silt

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Turbidity

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Salinity

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Plankton

Question 7

Free-floating or weakly swimming organisms.

Accepted Answer

Plankton

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Turbidity

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Salinity

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Silt

Question 8

Plants rooted in the ground with their stems, flowers, and leaves rising above the water.

Accepted Answer

Emergent Vegetation

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Eutrophic Lakes

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Oligotrophic Lakes

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Plankton

Question 9

Body of water with low nutrient content and not much algae, causing very clear high quality drinking water.

Accepted Answer

Oligotrophic Lakes

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Emergent Vegetation

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Eutrophic Lakes

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Plankton

Question 10

Nutrient-rich body of water characterized by frequent and severe nuisance algae blooms

Accepted Answer

Eutrophic Lakes

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Emergent Vegetation

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Oligotrophic Lakes

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Plankton

Question 11

An area of land that is permanently or seasonally inundated with fresh, brackish, or saline water.

Accepted Answer

Coastal Wetlands

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Coastal Zones

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Rocky Shores

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Sandy Shores

Question 12

The interface between the land and water that are continually changing because of the dynamic interaction between the oceans and the land.

Accepted Answer

Coastal Zones

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Coastal Wetlands

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Rocky Shores

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Sandy Shores

Question 13

An intertidal area of seacoasts where solid rock predominates.

Accepted Answer

Rocky Shores

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Coastal Wetlands

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Coastal Zones

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Sandy Shores

Question 14

Loose deposits of sand, including some gravel or shells, that cover the shoreline in many places.

Accepted Answer

Sandy Shores

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Coastal Wetlands

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Coastal Zones

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Rocky Shores

Question 15

An area of low-lying land which is flooded in wet seasons or at high tide, and typically remains waterlogged at all times.

Accepted Answer

Marsh

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Swamp

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Bog

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Delta

Question 16

An area of low-lying, uncultivated ground where water collects.

Accepted Answer

Swamp

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Marsh

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Bog

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Delta

Question 17

Wet muddy ground too soft to support a heavy body.

Accepted Answer

Bog

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Marsh

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Swamp

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Delta

Question 18

Triangular area where a major river divides into several smaller parts that usually flow into a larger body of water.

Accepted Answer

Delta

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Marsh

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Swamp

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Bog

Question 19

Partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it.

Accepted Answer

Estuary

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Brackish Water

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Salt Marsh

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Sea Grass Bed

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Mangrove Forest

Question 20

Water that has more salinity than freshwater, but not as much as seawater. Results from mixing seawater with freshwater together in estuaries.

Accepted Answer

Brackish Water

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Estuary

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Salt Marsh

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Sea Grass Bed

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Mangrove Forest

Question 21

An area of coastal grassland that is regularly flooded by the seawater.

Accepted Answer

Salt Marsh

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Estuary

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Brackish Water

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Sea Grass Bed

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Mangrove Forest

Question 22

Ecosystem which occur in shallow salty or brackish waters. Include many species of long, grass-like leaves with roots and stems.

Accepted Answer

Sea Grass Bed

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Estuary

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Brackish Water

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Salt Marsh

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Mangrove Forest

Question 23

A grouping of tropical trees (or shrubs) that grow in swampy areas and has tangled roots located above ground, or a tidal swamp.

Accepted Answer

Mangrove Forest

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Estuary

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Brackish Water

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Salt Marsh

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Sea Grass Bed

Question 24

The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.

Accepted Answer

Biodiversity

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Flood Control

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Pollution Control

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Intertidal Zone

Question 25

All methods used to reduce or prevent detrimental effects of flood waters, including rock berms, sand bags, reforestation, the construction of dams, reservoirs, drainage channels, and more.

Accepted Answer

Flood Control

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Biodiversity

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Pollution Control

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Intertidal Zone

Question 26

The process of reducing or eliminating the release of contaminants into the environment. Regulated by various environmental agencies that establish limits for discharge.

Accepted Answer

Pollution Control

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Biodiversity

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Flood Control

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Intertidal Zone

Question 27

The area where the ocean meets the land between high and low tides and can extend for hundreds of meters.

Accepted Answer

Intertidal Zone

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Biodiversity

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Flood Control

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Pollution Control

Question 28

Marginal or inland extensions of ocean with average depths of about 200 meters.

Accepted Answer

Shallow Seas

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Coral Reefs

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Open Ocean

Question 29

Large underwater structures composed of the skeletons of coral, which are marine invertebrate animals.

Accepted Answer

Coral Reefs

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Shallow Seas

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Open Ocean

Question 30

Also known as the pelagic zone, consists of everything in the ocean outside of coastal areas.

Accepted Answer

Open Ocean

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Shallow Seas

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Coral Reefs

Question 31

The uppermost layer in a body of water, into which daylight penetrates in sufficient amounts to influence living organisms, esp. by permitting photosynthesis.

Accepted Answer

Photic Zone

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Dysphotic Zone

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Aphotic Zone

Question 32

The zone which extends from the base of the euphotic zone to about 200 metres.

Accepted Answer

Dysphotic Zone

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Photic Zone

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Aphotic Zone

Question 33

The portion of a lake or ocean where there is little or no sunlight.

Accepted Answer

Aphotic Zone

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Photic Zone

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Dysphotic Zone

Question 34

The production and emission of light by a living organism.

Accepted Answer

Bioluminescent

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Abyssal plain

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Tidal Range

Question 35

Flat seafloor area at an abyssal depth (3000 to 6000 m [10000 to 20000 feet]), generally adjacent to a continent.

Accepted Answer

Abyssal plain

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Bioluminescent

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Tidal Range

Question 36

The height difference between high tide and low tide.

Accepted Answer

Tidal Range

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Bioluminescent

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Abyssal plain

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