Aquatic Biodiversity

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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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Organisms in ____ must be able to avoid being swept away, crushed by waves, or being left high and dry at low tides, and must survive daily or seasonal salinity and temperature changes.

• estuaries

• coastal wetlands

• bathyal zone

• intertidal zone

• coral reefs

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The zone in which you would expect to find deposit feeders along with oysters, clams, and sponges is the ____.

• euphotic zone

• abyssal zone

• coastal zone

• intertidal zone

• bathyal zone

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The ocean zone that covers the continental shelf is the ____.

• bathyal zone

• coastal zone

• littoral zone

• benthic zone

• abyssal zone

The ocean zone that makes up less than 10% of the world's ocean area, yet contains 90% of all the marine species, is the ____.

• abyssal zone

• bathyal zone

• benthic zone

• coastal zone

• littoral zone

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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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

In lakes, the nutrient-rich water near the shore is part of the ____.

• limnetic zone

• benthic zone

• littoral zone

• profundal zone

• abyssal zone

Fish adapted to cool, dark waters in lakes are found in the ____.

• limnetic zone

• benthic zone

• littoral zone

• profundal zone

• abyssal zone

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which of the following would be characteristic of the profundal zone?

• rooted plants

• low oxygen levels

• nourished by dead matter

• high photosynthetic activity

• decomposers and detritus feeders

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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

• limnetic zone

• benthic zone

• littoral zone

• profundal zone

• abyssal zone