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AQUATIC ECOLOGY REVIEW UNIT 3 – AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE A POROUS, SPONGELIKE LAYER OF ROCK, SAND, OR GRAVEL THAT IS CAPABLE OF HOLDING WATER A MEASURE OF THE DENSITY OF SUSPENDED PARTICLES (LACK OF CLARITY) IN A WATER SUPPLY THE FISH IN THE LAKE AT THE LOCAL PARK ARE DYING. A PROFESSOR FROM THE LOCAL COLLEGE COMES TO INVESTIGATE, AND FIRST SHE MEASURES THE DISSOLVED OXYGEN BECAUSE SHE WANTS TO CHECK FOR THE ________. • A) PRESENCE OF HEAVY METALS • B) PRESENCE OF BACTERIA • C) POSSIBILITY OF EUTROPHICATION • D) AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY • E) INFLUENCE OF ACID PRECIPITATION A KEY CHARACTERISTIC OF AQUATIC DEAD ZONES IS ________. • A) A HIGH CONCENTRATION OF ORGANISMS RESULTING IN EXTREME COMPETITION AND FINALLY THE DEATH OF MOST • B) A LOW CONCENTRATION OF KEYSTONE SPECIES • C) A HIGH CONCENTRATION OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT • D) A LOW CONCENTRATION OF OXYGEN • E) A LOW CONCENTRATION OF NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS NUTRIENTS ECOSYSTEM THAT LIES ALONG THE SHORELINE BETWEEN THE FARTHEST REACH OF THE HIGHEST TIDES AND THE LOWEST REACH OF THE LOWEST TIDE TREE-DOMINATED ECOSYSTEM IN TROPICAL AND SUBTROPICAL LATITUDES THAT CONSISTS OF GENTLY SLOPING SANDY AND SILTY COASTAL AREAS AREA WHERE A RIVER FLOWS INTO THE OCEAN, MIXING FRESH WATER AND SALTWATER OCEAN WATER IS SALTIEST ________. • A) WHERE THERE IS A LARGE AMOUNT OF GLACIAL MELTING • B) WHERE RAINS ARE THE HEAVIEST • C) WHERE THERE IS HIGH EVAPORATION AND LOW PRECIPITATION • D) IN ESTUARIES • E) AT THE EQUATOR THE AREA THAT UNDERLIES THE SHALLOW WATER BORDERING CONTINENTS IS CALLED THE ________. • A) PYCNOCLINE • B) TOPOGRAPHIC SHELF • C) CONTINENTAL SHELF • D) BATHYMETRIC ZONE • E) SURFACE ZONE WHAT ARE GROUNDFISH? • A) FISH THAT FORM THE BASE OF THE FOOD WEB OF DEEP-WATER HABITATS • B) VARIOUS SPECIES THAT LIVE IN BENTHIC HABITATS, SUCH AS HALIBUT, COD, AND FLOUNDER • C) VARIOUS SPECIES THAT LIVE IN LITTORAL HABITATS, SUCH AS TUNA, GROUPER, AND WHITEFISH • D) VARIOUS SPECIES THAT ARE FOUND IN ESTUARIES • E) FISH THAT ARE GROUND UP AND USED FOR BAIT OR FISH FOOD ZOOXANTHELLAE ARE ________. • A) AN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF FISH IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN • B) SYMBIOTIC BACTERIA THAT DECOMPOSE TISSUES OF DEAD ANIMALS IN OCEANS • C) SYMBIOTIC BACTERIA THAT FIX NITROGEN IN OCEANS FOR CORALS • D) SYMBIOTIC ALGAE THAT PROVIDE CORALS WITH ENERGY VIA THEIR PHOTOSYNTHETIC ACTIVITY • E) AN INVASIVE SPECIES OF KELP IN THE INDIAN OCEAN AS WATER WARMS, IT ________. • A) DECREASES IN DENSITY, RISING TO THE SURFACE • B) DECREASES IN TEMPERATURE • C) SINKS • D) DISSOLVES INCREASED AMOUNTS OF OXYGEN FROM THE ATMOSPHERE • E) BECOMES MORE ALKALINE UPWELLING ________. • A) OCCURS IN AREAS WHERE THERE ARE NO CURRENTS • B) IS THE FLOW OF WARM WATER UP TOWARD THE OCEAN SURFACE • C) RESULTS IN AREAS OF HIGH PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY AT THE OCEAN SURFACE • D) OCCURS WHERE WINDS BLOW AT RIGHT ANGLES TOWARD THE COASTLINE • E) TRANSPORTS OXYGEN UP TOWARD THE OCEAN SURFACE HYDROTHERMAL VENTS ________. • A) CREATE OCEAN CURRENTS • B) PROVIDE CHEMICALS TO SYMBIOTIC BACTERIA THAT SUPPORT ECOSYSTEMS AT THE OCEAN FLOOR • C) OCCUR IN TROPICAL AREAS AT THE OCEAN SURFACE • D) MAKE THE PHOTIC ZONE OF OCEAN PELAGIC AREAS THE MOST PRODUCTIVE • E) ARE PASSAGEWAYS FOR FISH WITHIN CORAL REEFS SALT MARSHES ________. • A) CONTAIN TOO MUCH SALT TO BE INHABITED BY MANY ORGANISMS • B) OCCUR MOSTLY IN TROPICAL AREAS • C) OCCUR MOSTLY IN ARCTIC AREAS • D) OCCUR MOSTLY IN TEMPERATE AREAS • E) PRESENTLY HAVE REMAINED UNDISTURBED BY HUMAN ACTIVITIES THE END! GOOD LUCK STUDYING!!!