Question 1

What factors are necessary for plankton productivity and therefore determine where productivity is high and where it is low?

Accepted Answer

Phytoplankton need light and nutrients l

Question 2

Toothed whales (Odontoceti)can search for prey using ____.

Accepted Answer

A) echolocation 
B) sensitive organs that detect electric charge 
C) sensitive organs that detect water pressure 
D) bioluminescence 
A) echolocation 
B) sensitive organs that detect electric charge 
C) sensitive organs that detect water pressure 
D) bioluminescence

Question 3

Where, through a year, is the greatest total oceanic primary productivity?

Accepted Answer

A) in the tropics 
B) in the temperate zones 
C) in the polar regions 
D) productivity is about equal at all latitudes 
A) in the tropics 
B) in the temperate zones 
C) in the polar regions 
D) productivity is about equal at all latitudes

Question 4

An example of a zooplankton that is very important to many pelagic communities is ____.

Accepted Answer

A) krill 
B) squid 
C) coccolithophores 
D) diatoms 
A) krill 
B) squid 
C) coccolithophores 
D) diatoms

Question 5

Which type of organism is responsible for harmful algal blooms, or HABs?

Accepted Answer

A) diatoms 
B) dinoflagellates 
C) coccolithophores 
D) foraminifera 
A) diatoms 
B) dinoflagellates 
C) coccolithophores 
D) foraminifera

What factors are necessary for plankton productivity and therefore determine where productivity is high and where it is low?

Toothed whales (Odontoceti)can search for prey using ____.

Where, through a year, is the greatest total oceanic primary productivity?

An example of a zooplankton that is very important to many pelagic communities is ____.

Which type of organism is responsible for harmful algal blooms, or HABs?

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Exam 13: Pelagic Communities

What factors are necessary for plankton productivity and therefore determine where productivity is high and where it is low?

Toothed whales (Odontoceti)can search for prey using ____.

Where, through a year, is the greatest total oceanic primary productivity?

An example of a zooplankton that is very important to many pelagic communities is ____.

Which type of organism is responsible for harmful algal blooms, or HABs?

The Origin of the Ocean

A History of Marine Science

Earth Structure and Plate Tectonics

Ocean Basins

Ocean Sediments

Water

Atmospheric Circulation

Ocean Circulation

Waves

Tides

Coasts

Life in the Ocean

Benthic Communities

Uses and Abuses of the Ocean

Filters