mason halavi review 3

8-1

100

100: Which is not one of the two types of aquatic life zone?

• Freshwater

• Saltwater

• Coral Reef

• Coral Reef

200

200: Which is not a major type of organism in aquatic life zones?

• Benthos

• Plankton

• Coral

• Coral

300

300: Which major organism do fish fall under?

• Nekton

• Benthos

• Plankton 

• Nekton

400

400: Euphotic zone is where…

• Photosynthesis in the ocean occurs

• Sunlight may not pass

• Pressure is extremely high 

• Photosynthesis in the ocean occurs

500

500: What is the cycling of nutrients in the ocean?

• Upwelling

• Photosynthesis

• Global warming 

• Upwelling

8-2

100

100: How much of the earth’s surface is water?

• 71%

• 64%

• 80 %

• 71%

200

200: Oceans help regulate the temperature of …

• The troposphere

• The lithosphere

• The asthenosphere

• The troposphere

300

300: What are coastal wetlands?

• Areas of coastal land covered by saltwater

• Areas of coastal land covered by freshwater

• Areas of coastal land with biodiversity

• Areas of coastal land covered by saltwater

400

400: What are barrier islands?

• Offshore islands of sediment near shore

• Offshore islands with coral near shore

• Areas of coastal lands covered by water

• Offshore islands of sediment near shore

500

500: What is the estimated amount of coral reefs said that humans have killed?

• 20%

• 7%

• 10%

• 10%

8-2

100

100: What large bodies of water are saltwater life zones?

• Lakes

• Rivers

• Oceans

• 
  

• Oceans

200

200: Which is a saltwater life zone?

• Estuary

• Lake

• River

• Estuary

300

300: What is the intertidal zone?

• The area with high tides

• The area of low and high tides on the shoreline

• The area where fish receive sunlight 

• The area of low and high tides on the shoreline

400

400: What percent of Coral Reefs are stable?

• 30%

• 20%

• 10%

• 30%

500

500: How many of the world’s beaches are eroding?

• 70%

• 73%

• 75%

• 70%

8-3

100

100: What is the concentration of a freshwater life zone

• 1% salinity or less

• 2% salinity or less

• 2.5% salinity or less

• 1% salinity or less

200

200: What is an oligotrophic lake:

• Highly nourished

• Poorly nourished

• Poor biodiversity 

• Poorly nourished

300

300: What is precipitation that doesn’t sink into the ground or evaporate?

• Surface Water

• Runoff

• Both

• Both

400

400: What are glaciers?

• Saltwater

• Freshwater

• Freshwater

500

500: What is the littoral zone?

• The shallow area near the shore

• Open sunlight surface of a lake

• Bottom of a lake

• The shallow area near the shore

8-3

100

100: What is a freshwater life zone?

• Coral reefs

• Lakes

• Oceans

• Lakes

200

200: What are the majority of lakes?

• Mesotrophic

• Euphotic

• Oligotrophic

• Mesotrophic

300

300: What are inland wetlands?

• Lands covered with freshwater and located away from coastal areas

• Lands covered with saltwater and located away from coastal areas

• Lands covered with freshwater along the coastal line

• Lands covered with freshwater and located away from coastal areas

400

400: What is the limnetic zone?

• Open sunlight surface of a lake

• Bottom of a lake

• Part of lake where plankton occur

• Open sunlight surface of a lake

500

500: What is the bottom of a lake?

• Limnetic zone

• Littoral zone

• Benthic zone

• Benthic zone