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45) Sensors in the human eye are most efficient at detecting which of the following types or
radiation?
A) Gamma Rays
B) Infrared Radiation
C) Microwaves
D) Ultraviolet Radiation
E) Visible Light
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 13.1 What Is Primary Productivity?
Essent'l Concept: 13.1 Demonstrate an understanding of the mechanisms that control marine
primary productivity
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
Global Sci Out: 7
46) Which of the following types of radiation is used to create images of the internal composition
of something because it is able to pass through many materials opaque to light?
A) Cosmic Rays
B) Gamma Rays
C) Infrared Radiation
D) Ultraviolet Radiation
E) X-rays
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 13.1 What Is Primary Productivity?
Essent'l Concept: 13.1 Demonstrate an understanding of the mechanisms that control marine
primary productivity
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
Global Sci Out: 7
47) Which of the following types of algae is the most abundant and widespread of the marine
macroscopic algae?
A) Brown algae
B) Green algae
C) Purple algae
D) Red algae
E) Yellow algae
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 13.2 What Kinds of Photosynthetic Marine Organisms Exist?
Essent'l Concept: 13.2 Describe various kinds of photosynthetic marine organisms
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
Global Sci Out: 7
21
48) Which of the following types of algae is responsible for the name of the Sargasso Sea?
A) Brown algae
B) Green algae
C) Purple algae
D) Red algae
E) Yellow algae
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 13.2 What Kinds of Photosynthetic Marine Organisms Exist?
Essent'l Concept: 13.2 Describe various kinds of photosynthetic marine organisms
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
Global Sci Out: 7
49) Dead Man's Fingers is a kind of which of the following types of algae?
A) Brown algae
B) Green algae
C) Purple algae
D) Red algae
E) Yellow algae
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 13.2 What Kinds of Photosynthetic Marine Organisms Exist?
Essent'l Concept: 13.2 Describe various kinds of photosynthetic marine organisms
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
Global Sci Out: 7
50) Which of the following ecosystems has the highest average net primary productivity?
A) Algae beds and coral reefs
B) Estuaries
C) Freshwater swamp and marsh
D) Open Ocean
E) Upwelling zone
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 13.3 How Does Regional Primary Productivity Vary?
Essent'l Concept: 13.3 Explain variations in regional oceanic primary productivity
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
Global Sci Out: 7
22
51) Which marine ecosystem has the highest average net primary productivity?
A) Algae beds and coral reefs
B) Estuaries
C) Freshwater swamp and marsh
D) Open Ocean
E) Upwelling zone
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 13.3 How Does Regional Primary Productivity Vary?
Essent'l Concept: 13.3 Explain variations in regional oceanic primary productivity
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
Global Sci Out: 7
52) Which marine ecosystem has average net primary productivity comparable to a tropical
rainforest?
A) Algae beds and coral reefs
B) Estuaries
C) Freshwater swamp and marsh
D) Open Ocean
E) Upwelling zone
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 13.3 How Does Regional Primary Productivity Vary?
Essent'l Concept: 13.3 Explain variations in regional oceanic primary productivity
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
Global Sci Out: 7
53) Which marine ecosystem has the lowest average net primary productivity?
A) Algae beds and coral reefs
B) Estuaries
C) Freshwater swamp and marsh
D) Open Ocean
E) Upwelling zone
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 13.3 How Does Regional Primary Productivity Vary?
Essent'l Concept: 13.3 Explain variations in regional oceanic primary productivity
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
Global Sci Out: 7
23
54) The number of dead zones has ________ every decade from the1960s into the twenty-first
century.
A) doubled
B) tripled
C) quadrupled
D) quintupled
E) increased ten-fold
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 13.2 What Kinds of Photosynthetic Marine Organisms Exist?
Essent'l Concept: 13.2 Describe various kinds of photosynthetic marine organisms
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
Global Sci Out: 7
55) Scientists currently have documented the existence of more than ________ dead zones
worldwide.
A) 100
B) 200
C) 300
D) 400
E) 500
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 13.2 What Kinds of Photosynthetic Marine Organisms Exist?
Essent'l Concept: 13.2 Describe various kinds of photosynthetic marine organisms
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
Global Sci Out: 7
56) Highly productive areas of coastal upwelling are found along the ________ margins of
continents, where surface currents are moving ________ the equator.
A) eastern; away from
B) eastern; toward
C) western; away from
D) western; toward
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 13.1 What Is Primary Productivity?
Essent'l Concept: 13.1 Demonstrate an understanding of the mechanisms that control marine
primary productivity
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
Global Sci Out: 7
24
57) Which of the following toxins is responsible for paralytic shellfish poisoning in humans?
A) Ciguatera
B) Dioxin
C) Gonyaulax
D) Karenia
E) Mercury
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 13.2 What Kinds of Photosynthetic Marine Organisms Exist?
Essent'l Concept: 13.2 Describe various kinds of photosynthetic marine organisms
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
Global Sci Out: 7
58) Blue whales time their migration through middle latitude and polar oceans to coincide with
maximum ________ productivity.
A) dinoflagellate
B) photosynthetic bacteria
C) phytoplankton
D) primary
E) zooplankton
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 13.3 How Does Regional Primary Productivity Vary?
Essent'l Concept: 13.3 Explain variations in regional oceanic primary productivity
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
Global Sci Out: 7
59) Productivity is limited by ________ in polar regions and by ________ in the low-latitude
tropics.
A) available sunlight; available sunlight
B) available sunlight; nutrient supply
C) nutrient supply; available sunlight
D) nutrient supply; nutrient supply
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 13.3 How Does Regional Primary Productivity Vary?
Essent'l Concept: 13.3 Explain variations in regional oceanic primary productivity
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
Global Sci Out: 7
25
60) In middle latitude (temperate) oceans, primary productivity is limited by ________.
A) available sunlight only
B) both available sunlight and nutrient supply
C) nutrient supply only
D) salinity
E) water temperature
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 13.3 How Does Regional Primary Productivity Vary?
Essent'l Concept: 13.3 Explain variations in regional oceanic primary productivity
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
Global Sci Out: 7
61) In polar region oceans, primary productivity is limited by ________.
A) available sunlight only
B) both available sunlight and nutrient supply
C) nutrient supply only
D) salinity
E) water temperature
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 13.3 How Does Regional Primary Productivity Vary?
Essent'l Concept: 13.3 Explain variations in regional oceanic primary productivity
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
Global Sci Out: 7
62) In low latitude (tropical) oceans, primary productivity is limited by ________.
A) available sunlight only
B) both available sunlight and nutrient supply
C) nutrient supply only
D) salinity
E) water temperature
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 13.3 How Does Regional Primary Productivity Vary?
Essent'l Concept: 13.3 Explain variations in regional oceanic primary productivity
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
Global Sci Out: 7
26
63) In middle latitude (temperate) oceans, primary productivity is limited by ________ in the fall
and by ________ in the spring.
A) available sunlight; available sunlight
B) available sunlight; nutrient supply
C) nutrient supply; available sunlight
D) nutrient supply; nutrient supply
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 13.3 How Does Regional Primary Productivity Vary?
Essent'l Concept: 13.3 Explain variations in regional oceanic primary productivity
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
Global Sci Out: 7
64) In middle latitude (temperate) oceans, primary productivity is limited by ________ in the
spring and by ________ in the fall.
A) available sunlight; available sunlight
B) available sunlight; nutrient supply
C) nutrient supply; available sunlight
D) nutrient supply; nutrient supply
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 13.3 How Does Regional Primary Productivity Vary?
Essent'l Concept: 13.3 Explain variations in regional oceanic primary productivity
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
Global Sci Out: 7
65) Organisms within an ecosystem that nourish themselves through either photosynthesis or
chemosynthesis are called ________.
A) animals
B) consumers
C) decomposers
D) heterotrophic
E) producers
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 13.4 How Are Energy and Nutrients Passed Along in Marine Ecosystems?
Essent'l Concept: 13.4 Discuss how energy and nutrients are passed along in marine ecosystems
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
Global Sci Out: 7
27
66) Organisms within an ecosystem that break down dead and decaying remains and waste
products of organisms for their own energy requirements are called ________.
A) animals
B) consumers
C) decomposers
D) heterotrophic
E) producers
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 13.4 How Are Energy and Nutrients Passed Along in Marine Ecosystems?
Essent'l Concept: 13.4 Discuss how energy and nutrients are passed along in marine ecosystems
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
Global Sci Out: 7
67) Algae, plants, archaea, and photosynthetic bacteria are examples of ________ organisms.
A) autotrophic
B) consumer
C) decomposer
D) heterotrophic
E) siliceous
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 13.4 How Are Energy and Nutrients Passed Along in Marine Ecosystems?
Essent'l Concept: 13.4 Discuss how energy and nutrients are passed along in marine ecosystems
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
Global Sci Out: 7
68) Bacteriovores, carnivores, herbivores, and omnivores are types of ________ organisms.
A) autotrophic
B) consumer
C) decomposer
D) producer
E) siliceous
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 13.4 How Are Energy and Nutrients Passed Along in Marine Ecosystems?
Essent'l Concept: 13.4 Discuss how energy and nutrients are passed along in marine ecosystems
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
Global Sci Out: 7
28
69) Bacteriovores, carnivores, herbivores, and omnivores are types of ________ organisms.
A) autotrophic
B) decomposer
C) heterotrophic
D) producer
E) siliceous
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 13.4 How Are Energy and Nutrients Passed Along in Marine Ecosystems?
Essent'l Concept: 13.4 Discuss how energy and nutrients are passed along in marine ecosystems
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
Global Sci Out: 7
70) Organisms which feed directly on plants or algae are called ________.
A) autotrophic
B) bacteriovores
C) carnivores
D) herbivores
E) omnivores
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 13.4 How Are Energy and Nutrients Passed Along in Marine Ecosystems?
Essent'l Concept: 13.4 Discuss how energy and nutrients are passed along in marine ecosystems
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
Global Sci Out: 7
71) Organisms which feed only on other animals are called ________.
A) autotrophic
B) bacteriovores
C) carnivores
D) herbivores
E) omnivores
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 13.4 How Are Energy and Nutrients Passed Along in Marine Ecosystems?
Essent'l Concept: 13.4 Discuss how energy and nutrients are passed along in marine ecosystems
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
Global Sci Out: 7
29
72) Organisms which feed directly on plants, algae, and other animals are called ________.
A) autotrophic
B) bacteriovores
C) carnivores
D) herbivores
E) omnivores
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 13.4 How Are Energy and Nutrients Passed Along in Marine Ecosystems?
Essent'l Concept: 13.4 Discuss how energy and nutrients are passed along in marine ecosystems
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
Global Sci Out: 7
73) Organisms which feed only on bacteria are called ________.
A) autotrophic
B) bacteriovores
C) carnivores
D) herbivores
E) omnivores
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 13.4 How Are Energy and Nutrients Passed Along in Marine Ecosystems?
Essent'l Concept: 13.4 Discuss how energy and nutrients are passed along in marine ecosystems
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
Global Sci Out: 7
74) Barnacles are an example of a heterotroph that feeds by ________ feeding.
A) active predation
B) deposit
C) filter
D) passive predation
E) photosynthetic
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 13.4 How Are Energy and Nutrients Passed Along in Marine Ecosystems?
Essent'l Concept: 13.4 Discuss how energy and nutrients are passed along in marine ecosystems
OSLP: 5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
Global Sci Out: 7
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