Aquatic Science Unit 6 Review: Oceans

Microscopic Plant-like organism that photosynthesizes

The unequal heating of the earth causes

The daily changes in the level of the ocean surface

A zone of shallow water where the ocean covers the edge of a continent

Lower pH levels in the ocean, caused primarily by uptake of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from the atmosphere

What would happen if cod populations decreased significantly?

What is label B?

What causes this?

Coral reef environment

Tides are caused by

Organisms that float/poor swimmers are this type of basic marine lifestyle:

Farming of fish or shellfish

The tide with maximum daily tidal range during full/new moons

The warm ocean current that travels up the east coast of N. America

Upwelling causes a decrease in marine organisms where it occurs.

What causes this?

Which type of water is more dense?

A long, narrow place along the deep ocean basin

How often is there a high tide?

The largest and deepest ocean is the

This type of current is caused by the unequal heating of the earth

Open ocean environment

What can impact the depth of the photic zone?

____ circulates nutrients throughout the ocean and occurs on the west coasts of continents

Most of the plastic in the ocean is...

Which vertical zone of the ocean has the highest amount of biodiversity?

Which direction do gyres move in the Northern Hemisphere?

Cold, underwater forests of large brown algae

Which ocean is ONLY found in the Eastern Hemisphere?

The average depth of the ocean is ____

An irregular current that pulls water from a beach back to the ocean

Where is water SINKING?

Copepods are __ in the food web shown below:

Common top predator in the ocean

The following are all major global oceans except

The Coriolis Effect is