Earth Science: Ocean Water and Life

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Do all species affect food chains/webs equally?

Limited nutrients inhibits photosynthetic productivity in which ocean?

The relationship of other organisms to wolves in Yellowstone shows a

Availability of sunlight inhibits photosynthetic productivity in which ocean?

If you were a diver, which zone is the last place you would want to be?

Planktos means...

The 3 layered structure of the open ocean does NOT exist

A layer of the ocean where there is a rapid change of of temperature with depth.

What causes zooplankton numbers to rise in polar oceans during July?

Seasonal changes inhibit photosynthetic productivity in which ocean?

The area of the ocean formed by the mixing of water by waves, currents, and tides.

Organisms that use sunlight to produce carbohydrates for food use what process?

Which is NOT an example of nekton?

Which term describes the layer of the ocean with a rapid change in density.

The photic zone penetrates all of the marine life zones EXCEPT

Zone that is so rich in biomass that it is able to support 90% of the world's fisheries.

The pathway that shows plankton being consumed by fish which are eaten by sharks is a

Which of the following is most likely to survive in the wild?

Often at the bottom of the food chain in the eutrophic level of the ocean are the...

Why do many fish in the abyssal zone locate food through chemical sensing?

High Latitude regions are closer or farther from the equator?

Sea surface temperature is more different from lower level temperatures in

Average seawater salinity is 35 ⁰/_{00 , which means 35}

The photic zone includes all of the following zones EXCEPT

Nektos means

Structures that allow for an unusually large amount of biomass on the abyssal plane are?

Photos means

Which organism is truly a benthos?

Classifications of the relationships between animals in a food web are called

Nekton could be found in open ocean of any depth. We call this zone what?

Of what percent of dissolved minerals does sea water consist of that separates it from fresh?

Which is NOT one of the 3 main factors used to divide marine life zones?

Which has more biomass in oceans?

The transfer of energy between algae and herbivores is NOT

What advantage do nekton have over organisms that are only benthos?

A food chain evaluates relationships in ecosystems based on how organisms affect each other.

The two factors that affect photosynthetic ability are availability of nutrients and light.

Which is NOT one of the 3 main zones of the ocean?

Runoff from fields and underwater volcanic activity are the leading contributors of salt.