Intro to Marine Bio Test Review

What is a large body of water not surrounded by land?

• Ocean

• Sea

• Gulf

• Peninsula

What is a connection between an ocean/sea and the land?

• Ocean

• Sea

• Gulf

• Peninsula

Which of the following is NOT an ocean?

• Atlantic Ocean

• Southern Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Australian Ocean

Which sea is off the east coast of North America?

• Sargasso Sea

• Java Sea

• Coral Sea

• Baltic Sea

Which of the following is the largest and deepest gulf?

• Gulf of Mexico

• Gulf of Alaska

• The Persian Gulf

• Gulf of Bothnia

1. What is the uppermost layer of a body of water that receives sunlight?

• pelagic zone

• photic zone

• benthic zone
• aphotic zone

What does 'pelagic' mean?

• Open ocean

• Deep ocean

• Photosynthesis

• Continental

What is the area where the ocean meets the land between high and low tides?

• Intertidal zone

• Photic zone

• Pelagic zone

• Aphotic zone

1. What type of organism lives towards the bottom of the ocean?

• deep-sea organisms

• intertidal organisms

• pelagic organisms
• benthic organisms

What is the portion of a lake or ocean where there is little to no sunlight?

• Aphotic zone

• Photic Zone

• Pelagic zone

• Continental shelf