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Answer 1

Question?

Answer 2

How is the environment shown in the picture important to aquatic life zones?
Select one:
a. Many organisms go there to reproduce
b. It provides food for marine animals
c. It slows down storms and protects the coast from floods
d. All of the above.

Answer 3

2:
Coral bleaching most often takes place in the shallowest parts of a reef. This would indicate which of the following?
Select one:
a. The shallow parts have more polyps
b. The shallow parts are more susceptible to temperature change
c. The shallow parts have more starfish
d. The shallow parts have more invasive species

Answer 4

1) D? I think so
2) B

Answer 5

What is the number one determining factor in the types of organisms that can live in a body of water?
Select one:
a. Temperature
b. Density
c. Distance from people
d. Salinity

Answer 6

A blue whale is an example of which of the following?
Select one:
a. Nekton
b. Zooplankton
c. Benthos
d. Phytoplankton

Answer 7

A or D. D?
A

Answer 8

Trawling adversely affects marine life zones because it introduces invasive species into the environment.
Select one:
True
False

Answer 9

Which of the following would be a good adaptation for an organism that lives in the intertidal zone?
Select one:
a. Able to survive both in and out of water
b. Low tolerance for saltwater
c. Special body parts that help it get more heat from the sun

Answer 10

False? Not completely sure
A

Answer 11

Bleaching is caused by the addition of bleach containing fertilizers that enter marine systems through runoff.
Select one:
True
False

Answer 12

Since marine life is either freshwater or marine, estuaries play little importance in aquatic ecosystems.
Select one:
True
False

Answer 13

False
Dunno. False?

Answer 14

Why are phytoplankton essential to aquatic life zones?
Select one:
a. Filter pollution from water
b. Provide basis of food chains
c. Moderate water temperature
d. Produce chemicals that can be used against predators

Answer 15

A newly formed lake is most likely _______.
Select one:
a. Oligotrophic
b. Eutrophic
c. Culturally eutrophic