Question 1

Most of the wetlands that are lost are used for

Accepted Answer

A) mining 
B) urban development 
C) agriculture 
D) forestry 
E) recreation 
A) mining 
B) urban development 
C) agriculture 
D) forestry 
E) recreation C

Question 2

About 80% of lost wetlands in the U.S.have been destroyed to ____________________.

Accepted Answer

grow crops

Question 3

Use the Figure above to answer the following question(s).
-Choose the zone close to shore in which light reaches all the way to the bottom.

Accepted Answer

D

Question 4

Use the Figure above to answer the following question(s).
-Choose the zone of open water where photosynthesis can occur.

Accepted Answer

The answer of   
 
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Question 5

The majority of the wetlands that have been lost since the 1600s have been lost to development of cities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In lakes, large numbers of decomposers are found in the

Accepted Answer

A) limnetic zone 
B) benthic zone 
C) littoral zone 
D) profundal zone 
E) abyssal zone 
A) limnetic zone 
B) benthic zone 
C) littoral zone 
D) profundal zone 
E) abyssal zone

Question 7

Four of the following are major threats to marine systems; one is not.Choose the one that is not.

Accepted Answer

A) overfishing 
B) sinking of ships to create artificial reefs 
C) runoff of nonpoint source pollution 
D) invasive species introduced by humans 
E) habitat destruction from coastal development 
A) overfishing 
B) sinking of ships to create artificial reefs 
C) runoff of nonpoint source pollution 
D) invasive species introduced by humans 
E) habitat destruction from coastal development

Question 8

Precipitation that does not sink into the ground or evaporate is ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Precipitation that does not sink into the...

Question 9

Some parts of the deepest ocean remain completely untouched by human activity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

How much of the population of the United States lives at or near a coast?

Accepted Answer

A) more than 95% 
B) more than 82% 
C) more than 75% 
D) more than 66% 
E) more than 50% 
A) more than 95% 
B) more than 82% 
C) more than 75% 
D) more than 66% 
E) more than 50%

Question 11

Use the Figure above to answer the following question(s).
-Choose the zone that is otherwise known as the twilight zone.

Accepted Answer

The answer of   
 
Use the Figure above...

Question 12

If you find a new species of algae floating on the surface of a coastal zone, you would likely consider it a type of

Accepted Answer

A) benthos 
B) zooplankton 
C) nekton 
D) phytoplankton 
E) ultraplankton 
A) benthos 
B) zooplankton 
C) nekton 
D) phytoplankton 
E) ultraplankton

Question 13

Oysters, clams, and lobsters would be part of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) phytoplankton 
B) zooplankton 
C) nekton 
D) benthos 
E) decomposers 
A) phytoplankton 
B) zooplankton 
C) nekton 
D) benthos 
E) decomposers

Question 14

The many dams, levees, and canals on the Mississippi River have made the effects of hurricanes much worse on a city such as New Orleans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

All of the following are part of the saltwater or marine aquatic life zones, except

Accepted Answer

A) oceans 
B) estuaries 
C) inland wetlands 
D) coastal wetlands 
E) mangrove forests 
A) oceans 
B) estuaries 
C) inland wetlands 
D) coastal wetlands 
E) mangrove forests

Question 16

Use the Figure above to answer the following question(s).
-Choose the zone primarily inhabited by invertebrates, such as decomposers, that can live in the low oxygen.

Accepted Answer

The answer of   
 
Use the Figure above...

Question 17

Use the Figure above to answer the following question(s).
-Choose the zone containing wider, lower elevation streams.

Accepted Answer

The answer of   
 
Use the Figure above...

Question 18

Once past the coastal zone, beyond the continental shelf, the ocean is called the ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Once past the coastal zone, beyond the...

Question 19

More than one half of the inland wetlands estimated to have existed in the continental United States during the 1600s no longer exist.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Coastal marine ecosystem consisting of at least 60 species of plants that grow underwater in shallow marine and estuarine areas along most continental coastlines, are

Accepted Answer

A) salt marshes 
B) sea grass beds 
C) intertidal zones 
D) mangrove forests 
E) coral reefs 
A) salt marshes 
B) sea grass beds 
C) intertidal zones 
D) mangrove forests 
E) coral reefs

Exam 8: Aquatic Biodiversity

Most of the wetlands that are lost are used for

About 80% of lost wetlands in the U.S.have been destroyed to ____________________.

Use the Figure above to answer the following question(s). -Choose the zone close to shore in which light reaches all the way to the bottom.

Use the Figure above to answer the following question(s). -Choose the zone of open water where photosynthesis can occur.

The majority of the wetlands that have been lost since the 1600s have been lost to development of cities.

In lakes, large numbers of decomposers are found in the

Four of the following are major threats to marine systems; one is not.Choose the one that is not.

Precipitation that does not sink into the ground or evaporate is ____________________.

Some parts of the deepest ocean remain completely untouched by human activity.

How much of the population of the United States lives at or near a coast?

Use the Figure above to answer the following question(s). -Choose the zone that is otherwise known as the twilight zone.

If you find a new species of algae floating on the surface of a coastal zone, you would likely consider it a type of

Oysters, clams, and lobsters would be part of which of the following?

The many dams, levees, and canals on the Mississippi River have made the effects of hurricanes much worse on a city such as New Orleans.

All of the following are part of the saltwater or marine aquatic life zones, except

Use the Figure above to answer the following question(s). -Choose the zone primarily inhabited by invertebrates, such as decomposers, that can live in the low oxygen.

Use the Figure above to answer the following question(s). -Choose the zone containing wider, lower elevation streams.

Once past the coastal zone, beyond the continental shelf, the ocean is called the ____________________.

More than one half of the inland wetlands estimated to have existed in the continental United States during the 1600s no longer exist.

Coastal marine ecosystem consisting of at least 60 species of plants that grow underwater in shallow marine and estuarine areas along most continental coastlines, are

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