Question 1

The depth to which a bivalve can bury itself depends on the:

Accepted Answer

A) composition of the sediment 
B) length of the respiratory structure 
C) oxygen content of the sediment 
D) turbidity of the surface water 
E) wave frequency and water velocity. 
A) composition of the sediment 
B) length of the respiratory structure 
C) oxygen content of the sediment 
D) turbidity of the surface water 
E) wave frequency and water velocity.

Question 2

The supralittoral zone of the rocky shore is the area between the highest high tide and the lowest low tide.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Two dominant organisms commonly found at mid-water levels of the rocky intertidal zone are:

Accepted Answer

A) buckshot barnacle and rockweed. 
B) fiddler crab and Littorina. 
C) goose barnacle and mussel. 
D) periwinkle snail and kelp. 
E) sea anemone and hermit crab. 
A) buckshot barnacle and rockweed. 
B) fiddler crab and Littorina. 
C) goose barnacle and mussel. 
D) periwinkle snail and kelp. 
E) sea anemone and hermit crab.

Question 4

Organisms that live the spaces between sediment particles are called:

Accepted Answer

A) epifauna 
B) microfauna 
C) meiofauna 
D) mesofauna 
E) subfauna. 
A) epifauna 
B) microfauna 
C) meiofauna 
D) mesofauna 
E) subfauna.

Question 5

Limpets are commonly found in the middle portion of the intertidal zone on a rocky shore.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Corals with delicate growth patterns are usually found:

Accepted Answer

A) below 150 m depth. 
B) in the buttress zone. 
C) in the spur-and-groove zone. 
D) on the reef flat. 
E) on the reef slope. 
A) below 150 m depth. 
B) in the buttress zone. 
C) in the spur-and-groove zone. 
D) on the reef flat. 
E) on the reef slope.

Question 7

The low-water portion of the rocky intertidal zone is dominated by:

Accepted Answer

A) hermit crabs. 
B) fiddler crabs. 
C) limpets. 
D) Mussels. 
E) seaweeds and surf grasses. 
A) hermit crabs. 
B) fiddler crabs. 
C) limpets. 
D) Mussels. 
E) seaweeds and surf grasses.

Question 8

Species diversity is highest in coral reef communities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Primary producers in hydrothermal vent communities are:

Accepted Answer

A) algae. 
B) eyeless shrimp. 
C) giant clams. 
D) Riftia tubeworms. 
E) sulfur-oxidizing bacteria 
A) algae. 
B) eyeless shrimp. 
C) giant clams. 
D) Riftia tubeworms. 
E) sulfur-oxidizing bacteria

Question 10

The sublittoral rocky bottom zone is dominated by:

Accepted Answer

A) coralline algae. 
B) green algae. 
C) kelp 
D) Thalassia. 
E) Zostera. 
A) coralline algae. 
B) green algae. 
C) kelp 
D) Thalassia. 
E) Zostera.

Question 11

Male fiddler crabs use their enlarged claw to:

Accepted Answer

A) attract a mate. 
B) defend themselves against predators. 
C) dig the burrow. 
D) feed on algae growing on the mud flat surface. 
E) plug the hole in the burrow when the tide comes in. 
A) attract a mate. 
B) defend themselves against predators. 
C) dig the burrow. 
D) feed on algae growing on the mud flat surface. 
E) plug the hole in the burrow when the tide comes in.

Question 12

Refer to the Figure below to answer questions 
  
-Along a rocky shore,the spray zone is indicated by the number:

Accepted Answer

A) 1. 
B) 2. 
C) 3. 
D) 5. 
E) 7. 
A) 1. 
B) 2. 
C) 3. 
D) 5. 
E) 7.

Question 13

Coral reefs contain twenty-five percent of all marine species.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The depth to which a bivalve can bury itself depends on the:

The supralittoral zone of the rocky shore is the area between the highest high tide and the lowest low tide.

Two dominant organisms commonly found at mid-water levels of the rocky intertidal zone are:

Organisms that live the spaces between sediment particles are called:

Limpets are commonly found in the middle portion of the intertidal zone on a rocky shore.

Corals with delicate growth patterns are usually found:

The low-water portion of the rocky intertidal zone is dominated by:

Species diversity is highest in coral reef communities.

Primary producers in hydrothermal vent communities are:

The sublittoral rocky bottom zone is dominated by:

Male fiddler crabs use their enlarged claw to:

Refer to the Figure below to answer questions -Along a rocky shore,the spray zone is indicated by the number:

Coral reefs contain twenty-five percent of all marine species.

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Exam 15: Animals of the Benthic Environment

The depth to which a bivalve can bury itself depends on the:

The supralittoral zone of the rocky shore is the area between the highest high tide and the lowest low tide.

Two dominant organisms commonly found at mid-water levels of the rocky intertidal zone are:

Organisms that live the spaces between sediment particles are called:

Limpets are commonly found in the middle portion of the intertidal zone on a rocky shore.

Corals with delicate growth patterns are usually found:

The low-water portion of the rocky intertidal zone is dominated by:

Species diversity is highest in coral reef communities.

Primary producers in hydrothermal vent communities are:

The sublittoral rocky bottom zone is dominated by:

Male fiddler crabs use their enlarged claw to:

Refer to the Figure below to answer questions -Along a rocky shore,the spray zone is indicated by the number:

Coral reefs contain twenty-five percent of all marine species.

Introduction to Planet Earth

Plate Tectonics and the Ocean Floor

Marine Provinces

Marine Sediments

Water and Seawater

Air-Sea Interface

Ocean Circulation

Waves and Water Dynamics

Tides

The Coast: Beaches and Shoreline Processes

The Coastal Oceans

Marine Life and the Marine Environment

Biological Productivity and Energy Transfer

Animals of the Pelagic Environment

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