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AP Environmental Science Ch. 8 Review (Aquatic Biodiversity)
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1
What is the layer that is known as the twilight zone in the ocean?
Abyssal Zone
Coastal Zone
Open Sea
Bathyal Zone
2
Which is not a type of an inland wetland?
Prairie Potholes
Algae
Marshes
Swamps
3
True or False. Eutrophic Lakes have low levels of nutrients and high NPP
False
True
4
Which is not apart of the saltwater life zone?
Mangrove Forests
Coral Reefs
Inland Wetlands
Oceans
5
What is not a zone in the freshwater system that is based on depth and distance from the shore?
Limnetic Zone
Benthic Zone
Littoral Zone
Bathyal Zone
6
Marine life is found in three major life zones, which is NOT a major zone?
Open sea
Ocean bottom
Coastal zone
Land zone
7
True or False. Do human activities affect the marine ecosystems?
False
True
8
The rocky shore beach include all of the following animals but the....
Anemone
Blue Crab
Kelp
Periwinkle
9
A sea turtle is most likey to be found in what zone?
Abyssal Zone
Bathyal Zone
Estuarine Zone
Euphotic Zone
10
What percent of Earth's surface is covered by salt water?
80%
78%
75%
71%
11
Lake with a low supply of plant nutrients is called....
Eutrophic Lake
Oligotrophic Lake
Cultural Eutrophication
Mesotrophic Lake
12
What is NOT a threat to the marine system?
Introduction of invasive species
No pollution
Point Source Pollution
Overfishing
13
Turbidity happens in what type of lake?
Oligotrophic Lake
Mesotrophic Lake
Eutrophic Lake
14
What zone in the ocean has photosynthesis in it?
Estuarine Zone
Bathyal Zone
Abyssal Zone
Euphotic Zone
15
True or False. Estuaries are where rivers meet the sea.
True
False
16
What zone is complete darkness?
Estaurine Zone
Bathyal Zone
Abyssal Zone
Euphotic Zone
17
What is the zone that is without sunlight and plants & oxygen levels are often low here?
Benthic Zone
Profundal Zone
Littoral Zone
Limnetic Zone
18
In terms of biodiversity, Coral reefs are the marine equivalents of the tropical rainforests.
True
False
False
False
19
True or False. The earth’s aquatic systems provide importantecological and economic services.
True
False
20
What is the top layer called in a freshwater lake?
Benthic Zone
Limnetic Zone
Profundal Zone
Littoral Zone
21
Which aquatic zone is not apart of the freshwater stream and rivers?
Transition Zone
Floodplain Zone
Source Zone
Non Source Zone
22
Which of these is a keystone species?
Oysters
Fly
Ant
Fish
23
Which of these is a source of point pollution?
Abandoned mines
Poorly managed construction sites
Urban runoff
Wastewater treatment plant
24
Economic services include which one of the following?
Nutrient cycling
Waste treatment
CO2 absorption
Food
25
What group is algae in?
Zooplankton
Phytooplankton
Phytoplankton
Ultraplankton
