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Animals that inhabit the ocean
floor are called
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copepods
A
benthos
B
C
nekton
D algae plankton
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The gently sloping, shallow ocean
floor extending out from the edge
of a continent is known as the
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A
Abyssal plain
B
Continental
slope
C
Intertidal zone
D
Continental
shelf
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Two types of coastal wetlands
are salt marshes and
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A
Tide pools
B
Lagoons
C
Mangrove
forests
D
Kelp forests
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Which of the following is not a
reason exploring the deep
zone is difficult?
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A
C
darkness
B
cold
temperature
low salinity
D
high water
pressure
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Free-swimming animals that
move throughout the water
column are called
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A
diatoms
B
nekton
C
benthos
D
plankton
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Coral reefs and kelp forests
are usually found in the
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A
Intertidal zone
B
Open-ocean
zone
C
Deep zone
D
Neritic zone
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Hydrothermal vents are
located
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A
In coral reefs
B In kelp forests
C
In the deep
zone
D In the intertidal
zone
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The only part of the open
ocean that receives enough
sunlight to support algae
growth is the
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Surface zone
A
Neritic zone
B
C
Deep zone
D Intertidal zone
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The continuous range of
mountains that passes through
all of Earth’s oceans is the
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A
Abyssal plain
C
Continental
slope
B
Continental
shelf
D Mid-ocean ridge
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Over time, heat and pressure
transform some remains of
dead organisms buried on the
ocean floor into
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A
Oil and gas
deposits
C
Nodules
B Mineral deposit
D
Atolls
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Organisms that live in the
___________ zone must be
able to tolerate periods of
being exposed to air
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A
neritic
B
intertidal
C
open-ocean
D
deep
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The farming of saltwater and
freshwater organisms is called
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A bioluminescence
B
estuary
C
D
aquaculture
plankton
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Many deep-zone fishes use
_____________ to attract prey.
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A bioluminescence
B
estuary
C
D
aquaculture
plankton
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The __________________ are
the deepest places on the
ocean floor
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A
abyssal plain
B
trenches
C
continental
shelf
D
seamount
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______ plankton form the base
of the open-ocean food web
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A
Algae
B
Animal
C
Plant
D
Fish
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How do hydrothermal vents
support living things?
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How can changes in water
temperature and clarity affect
coral reefs?
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What factors allow the neritic
zone to support a rich variety
of organisms?
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