Question 1

Most marine organisms have the same body temperature and salinity as the surrounding environment. Why?

Accepted Answer

The great majority of marine organisms a

Question 2

are responsible for the vast majority of the ocean's primary productivity.

Accepted Answer

A)  Seaweeds 
B)  Chemosynthetic organisms 
C)  Extremophiles 
D)  Phytoplankton 
A)  Seaweeds 
B)  Chemosynthetic organisms 
C)  Extremophiles 
D)  Phytoplankton

Question 3

Roughly % of the biomass consumed by any consumer is stored in the consumer as flesh.

Accepted Answer

A)  5 
B)  10 
C)  15 
D)  25 
A)  5 
B)  10 
C)  15 
D)  25

Question 4

Consumers that eat primary producers are called .

Accepted Answer

A)  primary consumers 
B)  top consumers 
C)  autotrophs 
D)  trophic consumers 
A)  primary consumers 
B)  top consumers 
C)  autotrophs 
D)  trophic consumers

Question 5

Most mutations have no obvious effect or are unfavorable, and the organisms possessing them .

Accepted Answer

A)  have a significant advantage 
B)  adapt to their physical environment 
C)  are eliminated by other organisms 
D)  live to reproductive age 
A)  have a significant advantage 
B)  adapt to their physical environment 
C)  are eliminated by other organisms 
D)  live to reproductive age

Question 6

Organisms that cannot make their own food are called .

Accepted Answer

A)  primary producers 
B)  heterotrophs 
C)  secondary producers 
D)  autotrophs 
A)  primary producers 
B)  heterotrophs 
C)  secondary producers 
D)  autotrophs

Question 7

Beneficial inheritable structural or behavioral traits are known as .

Accepted Answer

A)  skills 
B)  adaptations 
C)  domains 
D)  environmental pressures 
A)  skills 
B)  adaptations 
C)  domains 
D)  environmental pressures

Question 8

Light energy from the sun is trapped by bacteria in organisms called primary producers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

A tuna is an example of a top consumer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

All other factors being equal, a greater quantity of gas can dissolve in seawater.

Accepted Answer

A)  cold 
B)  warm 
C)  high salinity 
D)  low salinity 
A)  cold 
B)  warm 
C)  high salinity 
D)  low salinity

Most marine organisms have the same body temperature and salinity as the surrounding environment. Why?

are responsible for the vast majority of the ocean's primary productivity.

Roughly % of the biomass consumed by any consumer is stored in the consumer as flesh.

Consumers that eat primary producers are called .

Most mutations have no obvious effect or are unfavorable, and the organisms possessing them .

Organisms that cannot make their own food are called .

Beneficial inheritable structural or behavioral traits are known as .

Light energy from the sun is trapped by bacteria in organisms called primary producers.

A tuna is an example of a top consumer.

All other factors being equal, a greater quantity of gas can dissolve in seawater.

An Ocean World

Plate Tectonics

The Ocean Floor

Water and Ocean Structure

Atmospheric Circulation

Ocean Circulation

Waves and Tides

Coasts

Marine Communities

Uses and Abuses of the Ocean

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Exam 9: Life in the Ocean

Most marine organisms have the same body temperature and salinity as the surrounding environment. Why?

are responsible for the vast majority of the ocean's primary productivity.

Roughly % of the biomass consumed by any consumer is stored in the consumer as flesh.

Consumers that eat primary producers are called .

Most mutations have no obvious effect or are unfavorable, and the organisms possessing them .

Organisms that cannot make their own food are called .

Beneficial inheritable structural or behavioral traits are known as .

Light energy from the sun is trapped by bacteria in organisms called primary producers.

A tuna is an example of a top consumer.

All other factors being equal, a greater quantity of gas can dissolve in seawater.

An Ocean World

Plate Tectonics

The Ocean Floor

Water and Ocean Structure

Atmospheric Circulation

Ocean Circulation

Waves and Tides

Coasts

Marine Communities

Uses and Abuses of the Ocean

Filters