Marine Ecosystems

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True or False: The temperature of the ocean water decreases as the depth of the water increases.

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True

Front

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

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estuary

Front

Which marine ecosystem provides the most habitat and has the most diversity?

Options: sandy beach, rocky shore, coral reef, kelp forest

Back

coral reef

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Front

Adaptations for attachment and the ability to bend with the waves, as well as to protect against drying out, are part of organisms in this ecosystem:

coral reef

,

estuary

,

rocky shore

,

kelp forest

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rocky shore

Front

Where are coral reefs found?

Back

tropical waters

Front

Which of the following is not an environmental function of wetlands?

• increasing runoff
• absorbing and removing pollutants from water
• trapping carbon that would otherwise be released into the air
• controlling floods

Back

increasing runoff

Front

Why are estuaries very productive ecosystems?

Back

They receive fresh nutrients from rivers and oceans.

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Front

Where are the majority of marine organisms found?

Back

shallow, coastal waters

Front

Estuaries

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are ecosystems where both fresh water and salt water are present

Front

The arrangement of organisms in the open ocean is determined by:
- increase in salt content from shallow to deep waters
- size of the benthic zone, where photosynthesis occurs
- amount of nutrients and sunlight that are available
- distribution of zooplankton

Back

amount of nutrients and sunlight that are available

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