Telle AICE Marine Science New Unit 4

What term describes part of the abiotic phase of a nutrient cycle where nutrients remain for a long period of time?

• Reservoir

• Storage

• Source

• Inventory

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What process is occurring when an organism absorbs nutrients from the surrounding seawater?

• Uptake

• Upwelling

• Leaching

• Sinking and incorporation into reefs

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What process is the flow of water from land to the ocean caused by precipitation?

• Runoff

• Extrusion

• Slough

• Influent

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What term describes how much time a nutrient spends within a reservoir?

• Residence time

• Shelter time

• Reservoir time

• Removal time

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of the following macromolecules contain carbon?

• Protein

• Lipid

• Nucleic acid

• Carbohydrate

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Which of the following things do organisms use phosphorus to make?

• Nucleic acids

• Bones

• Proteins

• Carbohydrates

Which of the following are biological uses of calcium?

• Bones

• Teeth

• Shells

• Chlorophyll

Which of the following are biological uses of magnesium?

• Chlorophyll

• DNA

• Carbohydrates

• Coral skeletons

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which of the following are consequences of humans burning excess fossil fuels?

• Ocean acidifcation

• Climate change

• Dead zones

• HABs

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-2

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

NGSS.HS-ESS3-6

Which of the following is NOT one of the ways that nutrients enter the surface of the ocean?

• Upwelling

• Sinking

• Runoff

• Dissolution