Marine Bio - Environmental Problems in Our Oceans

The increase in CO₂ in the atmosphere leads to a decrease in ___________ in our oceans.

What is the biggest invasive threat to Coral Reefs in the caribbean?

What type of commercial fishing can lead to overfishing and death of marine mammals, if unregulated?

Human population growth is directly associated with these other HIPPCO terms:

Oceanic "Dead Zones" are depleted of oxygen by the activity of:

Which of the following methods can be used to clean up an ocean spill

Common characteristics of invasive species:

Coastal areas, upwellings and _______ are centers for marine biodiversity.

What is the PRIMARY cause that leads to commercial extinction of fish species:

As an invasive species to great lakes, the zebra mussel has:

Invasive species are usually successful in new habitats because they lack ________.

What kind of fishing uses lines up to 80 miles length with thousands of hooks?

Biodiversity is higher near ______ because of variety of producers, habitats and nursery areas.

How are non-native species threatening marine biodiversity?

As the oceans warm, marine species will migrate away from the equator:

"Microplastics" in marine food webs:

One of the largest "dead zones" in the world can be found in:

The greatest threat to the biodiversity of oceans is loss and degradation of:

Salt marshes (estuaries) provide which of the following ecosystem services to humans?

Marine biologists have called for the protection of _______ to allow the tuna species to repopulate the Pacific.

Which of the following plastics harm marine species?

How are marine reserves important to the conservation of marine species?

What group of marine animals is threatened more with extinction by human activity than any other species.

The primary driver of coral reef habitat destruction:

The loss of continental ice (i.e. Greenland) would cause the ___________, and a variety of ocean habitats to be lost.

The release of nitrates and phosphates into bodies of water can result in a PROCESS called:

The primary cause of habitat loss to mangroves in southeast Asia:

Why did the population of cod on the grand banks of Canada drop immensely?