Question 1

The effects of currents in streams include all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  organism size. 
B)  organism shape. 
C)  organism behavior. 
D)  oxygen content. 
E)  None of the choices are correct. 
A)  organism size. 
B)  organism shape. 
C)  organism behavior. 
D)  oxygen content. 
E)  None of the choices are correct.

Question 2

Estuaries are junctions between rivers and lakes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which is not considered a reef?

Accepted Answer

A)  atoll 
B)  barrier 
C)  kelp 
D)  fringing 
E)  None of the choices are correct. 
A)  atoll 
B)  barrier 
C)  kelp 
D)  fringing 
E)  None of the choices are correct.

Question 4

All of the following statements concerning oligotrophic lakes are true except:

Accepted Answer

A)  warm temperatures. 
B)  low nutrients. 
C)  high oxygen content. 
D)  deep and clear waters. 
E)  low biological productivity. 
A)  warm temperatures. 
B)  low nutrients. 
C)  high oxygen content. 
D)  deep and clear waters. 
E)  low biological productivity.

Question 5

The male of the deep-sea anglerfish species is reduced to a parasitic appendage of the female.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Oxygen is a major limiting factor in the distribution of intertidal organisms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What percentage of the earth's water supply is freshwater in rivers,lakes,and actively exchanged groundwater?

Accepted Answer

A)  97% 
B)  71% 
C)  2% 
D)  <1% 
E)  None of the choices are correct. 
A)  97% 
B)  71% 
C)  2% 
D)  <1% 
E)  None of the choices are correct.

Question 8

A marsh is the junction between ________________ and _________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  sea; land 
B)  river; sea 
C)  land; river 
D)  estuary; land 
E)  mangrove; sea 
A)  sea; land 
B)  river; sea 
C)  land; river 
D)  estuary; land 
E)  mangrove; sea

Question 9

All of the following statements concerning the hydrologic cycle are true except:

Accepted Answer

A)  It is powered by solar energy. 
B)  Flux is determined by evaporation. 
C)  Transpiration is not involved. 
D)  Reservoirs include lakes, rivers, oceans, and ice. 
E)  None of the choices are correct. 
A)  It is powered by solar energy. 
B)  Flux is determined by evaporation. 
C)  Transpiration is not involved. 
D)  Reservoirs include lakes, rivers, oceans, and ice. 
E)  None of the choices are correct.

Question 10

Aquatic organisms located off the ocean floor are

Accepted Answer

A)  benthic. 
B)  pelagic. 
C)  neritic. 
D)  littoral. 
E)  None of the choices are correct. 
A)  benthic. 
B)  pelagic. 
C)  neritic. 
D)  littoral. 
E)  None of the choices are correct.

Question 11

The benthic portion of eutrophic lakes can become _______________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The benthic portion of eutrophic lakes can...

Question 12

Of the following aquatic environments,which has the highest productivity?

Accepted Answer

A)  lakes 
B)  rivers 
C)  oceanic zone 
D)  intertidal zone 
E)  coral reefs 
A)  lakes 
B)  rivers 
C)  oceanic zone 
D)  intertidal zone 
E)  coral reefs

Question 13

The turnover time for atmospheric water is

Accepted Answer

A)  days to weeks. 
B)  months to years. 
C)  years to decades. 
D)  decades to centuries. 
E)  centuries to millennia. 
A)  days to weeks. 
B)  months to years. 
C)  years to decades. 
D)  decades to centuries. 
E)  centuries to millennia.

Question 14

Gyres move to the left in the Northern Hemisphere and to the right in the Southern Hemisphere.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

According to the river continuum,the main energy source for

Accepted Answer

A)  small head streams is CPOM. 
B)  small head streams is FPOM. 
C)  small head streams is phytoplankton. 
D)  large rivers is phytoplankton. 
E)  large rivers is CPOM. 
A)  small head streams is CPOM. 
B)  small head streams is FPOM. 
C)  small head streams is phytoplankton. 
D)  large rivers is phytoplankton. 
E)  large rivers is CPOM.

The effects of currents in streams include all of the following except

Estuaries are junctions between rivers and lakes.

Which is not considered a reef?

All of the following statements concerning oligotrophic lakes are true except:

The male of the deep-sea anglerfish species is reduced to a parasitic appendage of the female.

Oxygen is a major limiting factor in the distribution of intertidal organisms.

What percentage of the earth's water supply is freshwater in rivers,lakes,and actively exchanged groundwater?

A marsh is the junction between and _.

All of the following statements concerning the hydrologic cycle are true except:

Aquatic organisms located off the ocean floor are

The benthic portion of eutrophic lakes can become _______________.

Of the following aquatic environments,which has the highest productivity?

The turnover time for atmospheric water is

Gyres move to the left in the Northern Hemisphere and to the right in the Southern Hemisphere.

According to the river continuum,the main energy source for

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Exam 3: Life in Water

The effects of currents in streams include all of the following except

Estuaries are junctions between rivers and lakes.

Which is not considered a reef?

All of the following statements concerning oligotrophic lakes are true except:

The male of the deep-sea anglerfish species is reduced to a parasitic appendage of the female.

Oxygen is a major limiting factor in the distribution of intertidal organisms.

What percentage of the earth's water supply is freshwater in rivers,lakes,and actively exchanged groundwater?

A marsh is the junction between ________________ and _________________.

All of the following statements concerning the hydrologic cycle are true except:

Aquatic organisms located off the ocean floor are

The benthic portion of eutrophic lakes can become _______________.

Of the following aquatic environments,which has the highest productivity?

The turnover time for atmospheric water is

Gyres move to the left in the Northern Hemisphere and to the right in the Southern Hemisphere.

According to the river continuum,the main energy source for

Introduction to Ecology Historical Foundations and Developing Frontiers

Life on Land

Population Genetics and Natural Selection

Temperature Relations

Water Relations

Energy and Nutrient Relations

Socail Relations

Population Distribution and Abundance

Population Dynamics

Population Growth

Life Histories

Competition

Exploitative Interactions Predation, herbivory, parasitism, and Disease

Mutualism

Species Abundance and Diversity

Species Interactions and Community Structure

Primary Production and Energy Flow

Nutrient Cycling and Retention

Succession and Stability

Landscape Ecology

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Global Ecology

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A marsh is the junction between and _.