Unit #2 Exam Review Quiz

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1 The most famous deep sea submersible is named

A Alvin

B Beebe

C Pichard

D Deep Sea #5

2 All of the following are adaptations for plankton dealing with the viscosity of water EXCEPT:

A Warm-water copepods have many appendages

B Many plankton have a small surface area to volume ration in order to maximize the buoyant force of water

C Many plankton produce a small amount of oil to help keep themselves lower in the water column

D Cold-water copepods are more hydrodynamic

3 Generally, which of the following is TRUE about phytoplankton & zooplankton

A Zooplankton require sunlight and stable temperatures

B Phytoplankton can be found deep within the aphotic zone of the ocean

C Zooplankon are the primary source of nutrition for phytoplankton

D Phytoplankton are smaller than zooplankton

4 Bioaccumulation can be defined as:

A The amount of energy that is retained with each increasing level of the food chain is only 10%

B 90% of the energy from the lower-levels of the food chain is l ost to the environment as thermal & other forms of energy

C A substance building up in the tissues of organisms and increasing in toxicity up the food chain

D A substance building up in the tissues of higher-level organisms & causing a toxic trickle-down effect on lower-level organisms

5 The deep scattering layer is defined by…

A The migrations of organisms through the depths to avoid salinity

B The migrations of organisms through the depths to avoid sunlight

C The migrations of organisms along the Great Ocean Conveyer

D The scattering of organisms throughout the aphotic water column

6 Eratosthenes accurately determined the circumference of the Earth to be

A 40,000 kilometers

B 40,000 miles

C 400,000 kilometers

D 400,000 miles

7 Which of the following is an example of an organism using chromatophores:

A B

C D

8 Which of the following pictures demonstrates counter-shading

A

B

C D

9 The largest ocean garbage patch can be found in the:

A Atlantic Ocean

B Pacific Ocean

C Arctic Ocean

D Indian Ocean

10 What percent of aquatic species are considered benthic?

A 5%

B 25%

C 60%

D 98%

11 Many squid are considered merobenthic. This means:

A they spend a portion of their life as bottom dwellers

B they spend all of their life as floaters

C they spend a portion of their life as floaters

D they spend all of their life as bottom dwellers

12 Minamata disease is associated with which toxic element:

A Cadmium

B Lead

C Petroleum

D Mercury

13 When considering their fresh water environment, perch (fresh water fish) are __________ when compared to their environment.

A hypotonic

B hypertonic

C isotonic

D osmotic

14 Plastic is very damaging to an aquatic environment for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

A It is not readily biodegradable

B it sinks to the bottom and embeds in the substrate

C its has high tensile strength

D it can entangle organisms/be mistaken for food and consumed

15 Which of the following zones of the ocean is under the highest pressure:

A Epipelagic

B Mesopelagic

C Bathypelagic

D Abyssopelagic

16 All of the following zones are aphotic EXCEPT:

A hadal

B mesopelagic

C bathypelagic

D abysopelagic

17 Ancient fish hooks and spear date back to

A 1 million BCE

B 5000 BCE

C 1000 BCE

D 50 BCE

18 Ferdinand Magellan is known for

A founding the first school of navigation

B attempting to find a west-ward route to India

C attempting to find a east-ward route to India

D being the first to circumnavigate the world

19 The first people known to have traveled across thousands of kilometers of open ocean were the

A phoenicians

B polynesians

C greeks

D egyptians

20 Fridtjof Nansen and his crew of 13 got their ship, the Fram, stuck in ice during an attempt to reach the North Pole. For three years their ship drifted while they continued their expedition. The drift of the ship yielded what discovery?

A The Arctic has no continent

B The Arctic is made of the smallest continent on the globe

C Polar bears actively hunt humans

D It’s a bad idea to sail through frozen waters

21 Pelagic organisms can be:

A nektonic & planktonic

B benthic & planktonic

C benthic & nektonic

D planktonic & chromatophores

22 Asterias rubens is the scientific name for the common starfish. These can be found in many coastal waters. These organisms must be __________________ in order to survive in these waters.

A eurythermal & stenohaline

B eurythermal & euryhaline

C stenothermal & stenohaline

D stenothermal & euryhaline

23 All of the following are known to have a negative bioaccumulating affect EXCEPT:

A Nitrogenous byproducts from fertilizers (TAN)

B Mercury (Hg)

C Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)

D Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT)

24 Which of the following is FALSE when considering coastal wetlands:

A They are ideal locations for larger predators to hunt

B They can be found in low & mid latitudes

C The water is considered brackish

D They are defined as saturated areas that border coastal environments

25 Classification of marine organisms (plankton, nekton, benthos) are organized by:

A Habitat & diet

B Diet & nervous system

C Diet & mobility

D Habitat & mobility

26 If you depressurize too quickly, which element will form gas bubbles in your blood

A hydrogen

B oxygen

C nitrogen

D carbon dioxide

27 An organism that survives by being part of the deep scattering layer (DSL) would most likely be found in which of the following zones during daylight hours:

A Benthic

B Epipelagic

C Euphotic

D Bathypelagic

28 When considering the salt content, marlin are __________ when compared to their environment.

A hypotonic

B hypertonic

C isotonic

D osmotic

29 Which of the following would be considered an sensible adaptation to an environment:

A Fish that live in the open ocean are often colorful

B Fish that are dominant predators have relatively small teeth

C Fast swimming fish only have a soft dorsal fin

D Fish that live in a low-light environment have large eyes.

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30 Which of the following is planktonic

A a barnacle

B a jellyfish

C a dolphin

D a sea star

31Which of the following is NOT an adaptation to adjust to the high transparency of open water:

A Consuming phytoplankton

B Deep sea layer migrations

C Transparent cells & chromatophores

D Countershading

32 Which of the following is NOT a consequence of removing mangrove swamps/salt marshes:

A Fish populations would increase due to more available space for nurseries

B The biological productivity of the entire area would decrease

C Water would become more polluted due to the loss of filtration

D Nearby areas are more likely to flood

33 Most cold-water plankton have a streamline body structure in order to deal with…

A The lower viscosity of cold water

B The higher viscosity of cold water

C The lower clarity of cold water

D The higher clarity of cold water

34 What percent of energy is "lost" as energy moves up an ecological/food pyramid?

A 10%

B 25%

C 65%

D 90%

35 In which of the following places would you most likely find a fish that requires both a stenothermal and a stenohalide environment:

A Coastal Wetlands

B 100 meters down in the open ocean

C Coastal Waters such as a beach

D A lagoon protected by multiple barrier islands