Exam 12: Marine Life and the Marine Environment

Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.

The color pattern in which marine organisms are light on the bottom and dark on the top of their bodies camouflaging them against the water-air interface is:

Match the marine zone with its correct location. Use each choice once, more than once, or not at all. -subtidal

Osmosis occurs when salt ions diffuse through a selectively permeable membrane with a lower ion concentration.

Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.

Organisms that cannot withstand large changes in temperature are referred to as:

All of the following are adaptive solutions employed by marine organisms to prevent sinking except:

The seasonal temperature range in the deep ocean is usually:

Match the description of the marine organism's lifestyle with the correct term. Use each choice once, more than once, or not at all. -can never swim against a current

Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.

Tropical marine organisms tend to grow more slowly, live longer, and are smaller in general than their cold-water counterparts.

Draw and label a cross-section of the marine environment and include the following biozones: the neritic province (supralittoral, littoral, sublittoral, bathyal, abyssal, and hadal zones)and the oceanic province (epipelagic, mesopelagic, bathypelagic, and abyssopelagic zones).

Streamlining in fishes and other nektonic organisms means that the minimum amount of energy is expended to swim through the water.

The euphotic zone is confined to the:

Match the description of the marine organism's lifestyle with the correct term. Use each choice once, more than once, or not at all. -swims for its entire life

An organism that tolerates a wide range of salinities is referred to as:

Compare and contrast the ways marine organisms are classified including: by mode of nutrition, location in the marine environment where they live, and size.

A small size is advantageous for marine organisms because it:

-With respect to their marine environment, these organisms can be referred to as:

Phytoplankton are small in size as a result of predation pressure.