World Ocean Exam 3 Chapters 9-11

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Pregunta 1

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The compensation depth of phytoplankton in the ocean is often assumed to coincide with light levels that are about _____ of those at the surface.
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  • 25%
  • 1%
  • 10%
  • 8%

Pregunta 2

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Net Primary Productivity is the amount of _________ fixed by photosynthesis that exceeds the respiration needs of a plant and goes into growth
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  • Glucose
  • Cellulose
  • Carbon
  • Oxygen

Pregunta 3

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Compounds the contain Nitrogen, Silicon, and Phosphorous are called?
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  • Piconutrients
  • Macronutrients
  • Supernutrients
  • Micronutrients

Pregunta 4

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What are the chemical substances that plants need to live, but only in very small quantities?
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  • Piconutrients
  • Supernutrients
  • Macronutrients
  • Micronutrients

Pregunta 5

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Nutrients are regenerated in the ocean by
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  • Oxidation
  • Respiration
  • Bacterial decomposition
  • Photosynthesis

Pregunta 6

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The most productive areas of the ocean are characterized by
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  • warm waters
  • eddies
  • upwelling
  • stagnant waters

Pregunta 7

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Near surface waters off Peru are typically ____
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  • Cold and nutrient rich
  • Cold and nutrient poor
  • Warm and nutrient rich
  • Warm and nutrient poor

Pregunta 8

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In an El Nino year, the near surface waters off Peru become ____
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  • Cold and nutrient rich
  • Cold and nutrient poor
  • Warm and nutrient rich
  • Warm and nutrient poor

Pregunta 9

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Biological productivity in polar seas tends to be limited by
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  • Micronutrients
  • Nitrate availability
  • Temperature levels
  • Solar energy

Pregunta 10

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Tropical waters are very clear and blue because of
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  • The absence of plant cells in the water
  • Lower salt content of the waters
  • The ability to reflect the sky better than cold waters

Pregunta 11

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A triangular deposit of sediment at the mouth of a river is called a/an ___
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  • Offshore bar
  • Distributary
  • Salt Marsh
  • Delta

Pregunta 12

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The delta plain is drained by a system of channels called _____
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  • Tributaries
  • Sills
  • Dikes
  • Distributaries

Pregunta 13

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Which of the following lists of materials is listed in increasing order of resistance to erosion?
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  • Unconsolidated Sediment, Shale, Limestone, Granite
  • Shale, Unconsolidated Sediment, Limestone, Granite
  • Limestone, Unconsolidated Sediment, Granite, Shale
  • Shale, Limestone, Unconsolidated Sediment, Granite

Pregunta 14

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A __________ delta is one where waves and tides are ineffective in rearranging river deposits
Respuesta
  • River-Dominated
  • Wave-Dominated
  • Tide Dominated

Pregunta 15

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The structure that is built to prevent or diminish sediment deposition at the mouth of a harbor is called a
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  • Jetty
  • Spit
  • Pier
  • Seawall
  • Groin

Pregunta 16

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Structures that are built along eroding beaches to trap sand and artificially promote accretion are called ___
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  • Spits
  • Jetties
  • Seawalls
  • Piers
  • Groins

Pregunta 17

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The structure that is built in front of harbors or shorelines to redirect wave energy away from the shoreline is a _____
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  • Seawall
  • Pier
  • Groin
  • Breakwater
  • Jetty

Pregunta 18

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Structures that are built on shore, on the assumption that they protect beaches, roads, and bluffs, from erosion are called _____
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  • Groins
  • Seawalls
  • Jetties
  • Breakwaters
  • Piers

Pregunta 19

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Beach nourishment relies on sand ____
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  • Dredged from offshore
  • Deposited by currents
  • Quarried on land
  • Both B and C
  • Both A and C

Pregunta 20

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Which of the following was NOT a contributing factor of the devastation of Hurrricane Katrina in New Orleans?
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  • The land on which the city stands is sinking
  • Sea level is rising
  • The city's pump stations, levees, and flood walls were not strong enough
  • All of the above were contributing factors
  • None of the above were contributing factors

Pregunta 21

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In rock form, the calcium carbonate of a coral reef is called ____
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  • Siltstone
  • Limestone
  • Shale
  • Sandstone

Pregunta 22

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The coral animal is called a/an
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  • Amoeba
  • Polyp
  • Corallite
  • Anemone

Pregunta 23

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The calcium carbonate exoskeleton of a coral animal is called a/an ____
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  • Theca
  • Sheath
  • Hypotheca
  • Corallite

Pregunta 24

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The algae living in the tissue of coral animals is called ____
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  • Chrysophytes
  • Zooxanthellae
  • Thallasia
  • Rodophytes

Pregunta 25

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The most accurate term for the relationship between coral and zooxanthellae is ____
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  • Commensalism
  • Parasitism
  • Symbiosis
  • Mutualism

Pregunta 26

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Coral reefs require water temps of at least ___ degrees
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  • 5
  • 15
  • 20
  • at least seven

Pregunta 27

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Brain coral is well adapted to live on what section of the reef?
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  • Buttress Zone
  • Reef Terrace
  • Patch reef
  • Algal ridge

Pregunta 28

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Reefs which form limestone shores around islands and the tropical areas of continents are called ___
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  • Reef Flats
  • Fringing reefs
  • Atolls
  • Barrier reefs

Pregunta 29

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Reefs that are separated from land by a lagoon are called ____
Respuesta
  • Atolls
  • Barrier reefs
  • Reef flats
  • Fringing reefs

Pregunta 30

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Circular reefs surrounding a central lagoon are called _____
Respuesta
  • Atolls
  • Barrier reefs
  • Fringing reefs
  • Reef flats

Pregunta 31

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On average, the efficiency of trophic transfers is ______
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  • 10 %
  • 30%
  • 50%
  • 75%

Pregunta 32

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Primary producers are called _____
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  • Heterotrophs
  • Autotrophs
  • Mesotrophs
  • Plants

Pregunta 33

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Which of the following are primary producers?
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  • Plants
  • Herbivores
  • Omnivores
  • Decomposers

Pregunta 34

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What would be found at the third trophic level or higher?
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  • Plants
  • Carnivores
  • Herbivores
  • Detritus Feeders

Pregunta 35

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A food web consists of a system of interconnected _____
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  • Animal Species
  • Plant Species
  • Currents
  • Food Chains

Pregunta 36

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Bacteria would generally be listed as ______
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  • Carnivores
  • Omnivores
  • Decomposers
  • Herbivores

Pregunta 37

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Which of the following is typically a grazer?
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  • Shark
  • Barnacles
  • Copepod
  • Coral Polyp

Pregunta 38

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The size of the population of any organism is usually a direct function of its _____ supply
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  • Oxygen
  • Carbon Dioxide
  • Food
  • Habitat

Pregunta 39

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Bacteria which can live without free oxygen are called what?
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  • Oxidized
  • Anaerobic
  • Decomposers
  • Aerobic

Pregunta 40

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Which of the following is a primary factor limiting plant growth?
Respuesta
  • Nutrient concentrations
  • Upwelling and turbulence
  • Turbidity
  • Grazing intensity

Pregunta 41

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The two elements that typically limit productivity of ecosystems are Nitrogen and what?
Respuesta
  • Carbon
  • Phosphorous
  • Sodium
  • Iron

Pregunta 42

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Productivity in tropical oceans is
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  • Oxygen-limited
  • Light-limited
  • Nutrient-limited
  • light and nutrient-limited

Pregunta 43

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Productivity in polar oceans is
Respuesta
  • Oxygen limited
  • Light limited
  • Nutrient limited
  • Light and Nutrient limited

Pregunta 44

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Which regions produce the majority of the world's fish?
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  • embayment; coastal
  • coastal; downwelling
  • coastal; upwelling
  • polar; downwelling

Pregunta 45

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Tropical oceans are infertile because the ___ of the region inhibits mixing of the water column
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  • Permanent thermocline
  • Permanent halocline
  • Permanent pycnocline
  • High rainfall

Pregunta 46

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The spring diatom bloom of temperate ocean waters occurs in response to increasing levels of what?
Respuesta
  • Nutrients
  • Cool water
  • Light
  • Upwelling

Pregunta 47

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The waters adjacent to Peru are an area of coastal what?
Respuesta
  • Upwelling
  • Downwelling
  • Turbulence

Pregunta 48

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The eastern South Pacific normally experiences
Respuesta
  • Low P and wet weather
  • Low P and dry weather
  • High P and wet weather
  • High P and dry weather

Pregunta 49

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The western South Pacific normally experiences
Respuesta
  • Low P and wet weather
  • Low P and dry weather
  • High P and wet weather
  • High P and dry weather

Pregunta 50

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Weakening of winds, Cessation of Upwelling off Peru, and rain in western S. America signify
Respuesta
  • Normal conditions
  • El Nino conditions
  • La Nina conditions

Pregunta 51

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Intensified trade winds, Strong upwelling off Peru, and cool water temps across the pacific signify
Respuesta
  • Normal conditions
  • El Nino conditions
  • La Nina conditions

Pregunta 52

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Most of the energy that reshapes beaches comes from
Respuesta
  • Tidal action
  • Sea level changes
  • Storm surges
  • Breaking waves

Pregunta 53

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Currents in the surf zone that flow parallel to shore are called
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  • Rip
  • Longshore
  • Nearshore
  • Refraction

Pregunta 54

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The open water seaward of the breaker zone is called
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  • Offshore zone
  • Swash zone
  • Backshore zone
  • Surf zone

Pregunta 55

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A submarine deposit of sand that is parallel to the shore is called
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  • Berm
  • Groin
  • Washover fan
  • Longshore bar

Pregunta 56

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A beach profile characterized by a broad berm and a steep beach face is called a/an
Respuesta
  • Fjord
  • Estuary
  • Storm
  • Swell

Pregunta 57

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During a storm, the average grain size of sand on a beach _____
Respuesta
  • Increases
  • Decreases
  • Stays the same

Pregunta 58

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Sand input to a beach can be caused by
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  • Rip currents
  • Cliff erosion
  • River input
  • Both cliff erosion and river input

Pregunta 59

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Sand removal is caused by
Respuesta
  • Longshore transport
  • Wind erosion
  • Cliff erosion
  • Longshore transport and Cliff erosion

Pregunta 60

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Sand is permanently lost off of Southern California by being transported to
Respuesta
  • Deep sea trenches
  • Hydrothermal vents
  • Submarine canyons
  • Mexico

Pregunta 61

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The most important role of sand dune vegetation is
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  • Photosynthesis, provide food for beach grazers
  • Bring water nearer to surface via roots
  • Stabilize the sand dunes
  • Provide microhabitats for small organisms
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