Alice Marine Science

Which of the following would be characteristic of a eutrophic lake?

• crystal clear waters

• limited population of phytoplankton

• small supply of plant nutrients

• well-supplied with nutrients for producers

• low net primary productivity

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Net Primary Productivity is highest in ____.

• open oceans as nutrients are plentiful

• open oceans as disturbance is minimized

• shallow systems as nutrients are plentiful

• shallow systems as temperatures are cooler

• open oceans as sunlight is plentiful

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Which of the following is not part of the coastal zone?

• estuaries

• coastal wetlands

• bathyal zone

• intertidal zone

• coral reefs

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Which of the following is a highly productive wetland that provides habitat for some 69 species of trees that can live in salty water?

• seagrass beds

• barrier beaches

• barrier islands

• coastal rain forests

• mangrove forests

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What is an area where a river meets the sea, and includes some of the earth’s most productive wetlands?

• euphotic zone

• estuary

• inlets

• bays

• coastal marshes

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Which human activity is least likely to be a major threat to marine systems?

• overfishing

• sinking of ships to create artificial reefs

• runoff of nonpoint source pollution

• invasive species introduced by humans

• habitat destruction from coastal development

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In large lakes, there are four distinct zones. Which of the following is not one of those zones?

• benthic

• littoral

• bathyal

• limnetic

• profundal

Deep lakes with steep banks that have a short supply of plant nutrients are ____.

• oligotrophic lakes

• eutrophic lakes

• culturally eutrophic lakes

• hypereutrophic lakes

• mesotrophic lakes

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In lakes, large numbers of decomposers are found in the ____.

• limnetic zone

• benthic zone

• littoral zone

• profundal zone

• abyssal zone

Since 1960, Chesapeake Bay has suffered from water pollution. What is a major cause of this?

• human population growth

• dam construction

• sea level rise

• introduction of exotic fish species

• waste from fishing boats

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