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Benthos
Nekton
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Test #2
Test # 3
100
Benthic Habitats May be ____ or ______
Shallow or Deep
100
Nekton refers to (Definiton)
Actively-swimming organisms in the pelagic environment
100
Divergent Plate boundaries are regions of
Crust Creation
100
An ion describes
An atom that has gained or lost an electron
100
Wave Height is measured from
Crest to a Trough
200
Mole crabs and coquina shells are common along
Long Island sandy beaches.
200
To increase buoyancy, Nekton may have
Air bladders or lipid (oil) reserves (or both)
200
Hydrothermal Vents were discovered in
1977
200
The bond that exists between 2 water molecules
Hydrogen Bond
200
Waves will break as surf when the wave height is ____ its wave length
7x
300
Most organisms in the high tide zone are
Sessle
300
Fish swim by moving their ______ Cetaceans propel _______
1) tails from side to side 2) their tail up and down to move
300
The width of any continental shelf is determined by all of the following except
Localized water current speed
300
Which of the following is gases is found in the greatest concentration in seawater
Nitrogen
300
The wave height (at sea) of a tsunami is approximately
0.5 meters
400
Which Tide Zone has the highest Biomass
The Middle Tide Zone
400
To avoid sinking out of the surface waters, nekton rely upon
Increased buoyancy or must swim continuously
400
Mid ocean ridges are made up of
Basalt
400
The ocean absorbs which colors wavelength first
Red
400
The safest place to be when a tsunami is traveling across the ocean is
At sea far from shore
500
high tide zone is relatively ____; the middle tide zone is alternatively ___ and ____ ; and the low tide zone is usually _____.
1) Dry 2) Wet, Dry 3)Wet
500
Marine mammals are (definition)
Warm-blooded, air-breathing animals that give birth to live young, have hair or fur and mammary glands
500
Oceanic Crust is:
Thin and Made up of Basalt
500
The deepest of all deep water mases is
Antartic Intermediate Water
500
Rogue Waves develop from
Constructive Interferance