Exam 13: Life in the Ocean

What open water zone is near shore and over the continental shelf?

Why is iron not abundant in the ocean?

Phytoplankton is responsible for the synthesis of 90% to 96% of the surface ocean's carbohydrates.

What biological chemical is important in heredity of traits?

Most marine organisms are ____.

Coastal waters often support larger blooms of plankton than open water due to a high nitrate level in runoff.

Linnaeus was the first to start classifying organisms.

A salmon migrates from the ocean to freshwater rivers to spawn. What is the freshwater environment like for the salmon?

What traps light energy in primary producers?

Taxonomy is the study of biological classification schemes.