Exam 8: Aquatic Biodiversity

Most photosynthesis in the open ocean occurs in the ____.

Use the figure above to answer the following question(s). -Choose the zone primarily inhabited by invertebrates,such as decomposers,that can live in the low oxygen.

Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States.

Which of the following is a highly productive wetland that provides habitat for some 69 species of trees that can live in salty water?

Fish adapted to cool,dark waters in lakes are found in the ____.

On a fishing boat,someone catches a swordfish.As a biologist,you would consider this organism a type of ____.

The distribution of many aquatic organisms is determined largely by the water's ____________________.

Strongly swimming consumers are most likely to be ____.

How much of the world's ocean area has been heavily affected by human activity?

In lakes,the nutrient-rich water near the shore is part of the ____.

Once past the coastal zone,beyond the continental shelf,the ocean is called the ____________________.

A jellyfish would be considered a type of ____.

The single ocean on the earth is divided into four parts by the continents.Which of the following is not one of those parts?

Which of the following is not a type of inland wetland?

Which human activity is least likely to be a major threat to marine systems?

Compare and contrast estuaries and intertidal pools in terms of biodiversity.

Although they only occupy 0.2% of the ocean floor,coral reefs provide many benefits.Which of the following is not one of these?

The ____________________ is the largest of the four oceans,and contains more than one-half of the earth's water.

About 20 percent of all inland wetlands in Germany and France have been destroyed.

Since 1960,Chesapeake Bay has suffered from water pollution.What is a major cause of this?