1. All of the following are basic examples of abiotic factors exceptA. Salinity
B. Predation
C. Substrate
D. Temperature
E. Light
2. The type of relationship in which one partner benefits and other is not harmed or helped is
A. Symbiosis
B. Commensalism
C. Parasitism
D. Mutualism
3. The intertidal zone is the area:
A. Between low and high tide
B. Beyond the continental shelf
C. Between the subtidal zone and the continental shelf
D. Where plagic organisms live
E. Above the highest tide
4. Which of the following best describes an ecosystem?
A. All living organisms in one area
B. The physical environment in an area
C. All the living organisms in an area and the abiotic factors
5. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS AN ORGANIC SUBSTANCE ?
A. H20
B. C2H12O6
C. CO2
D. O2
6. A GREAT WHITE SHARK WOULD BE PART OF WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING MARINE LIFESTYLES ?
A. PLANKTON
B. EPIFAUNA
C. BOTHOS
D. NEXTON
7. A SEA ANEMONE WOULD BE PART OF WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING MARINE LIFESTYLES ?
A. PLANKTON
B. BENTHOS
C. NEKTON
8. ORGANISMS THAT CANNOT PRODUCE THEIR OWN FOOD AND MUST OBTAIN ENERGY BY EATING ORGANIC MATTER THAT ALREADY EXIST ARE CALLED
A. Producers
B. Nekton
C. Decomposers
D. Consumers
9. The breaking down of organic matter (food)releasing the energy it contains for use by the organism is
A. Primary production
B. Photosynthesis
C. Chemosynthesis
D. Cellular respiration
10. The place where an organism lives
A. Ecosystem
B. Niche
C. Community
11. Marine organisms that live in or on the bottom are called?
A. Nekton
B. Plankton
C. Benthos
D. Endotherms
12. Which of the following would not be a niche ?
A. Coral reef
B. Predator
C. Cleaning fish
13. Animal that live within the sediment of the sea bottom are
A. Aphotic
B. Infauna
C. Epifauna
D. Nekton
14. Which of the following is not a micromolecule?
A. Protein
B. Nutrient
C. Lipid
D. Carbohydrate
15. The zone in the ocean where there is some light but not enough for photosynthesis
A. Twilight zone
B. Aphotic zone
C. Abyssal zone
D. Photic zone
16. Tiny photosynthetic members of the plankton are called
A. Zooplankton
B. Phtoplankton
C. Nekton
D. Meroplankton
17. Larvae would be which type of zooplankton?
A. Meroplankton
B. Holoplankton
C. Phytoplankton
18. All the chemical reactions that take place in an organism is called
A. Metabolism
B. Cellular respiration
C. Chemosynthesis
19. The zone in the ocean where there is plenty of light for photosynthesis
A. Twilight zone
B. Aphotic zone
C. Abyssal zone
D. Photic zone
20. Benthic animals crawl about on the sea bottom or sit firmly attatched to it are called
A. Sessile
B. Epifauna
C. Infauna
D. Plankton
21. Plankton in the ocean would be found in which zone ?
A. Pelagic
B. Abyssal
C. Bathyal