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17 Cards in this Set
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all of the following represents benthic communities except |
phytoplankton |
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intertidal organisms can protect themselves from wave shock by |
adhering themselves to the rocks |
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the commensal algae that live in the tissue of the coral polyps |
provide oxygen and carbohydrates to the polyps and absorb waste products |
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typical coral reefs require all of the following conditions to thrive |
average salinity or slightly higher Clear shallow Symbiotic dinoflagellates residing in the animal |
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a fringing reef |
forms around an island |
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examples of vascular plants that are successful in coastal areas in tropical and semitropical areas |
mangroves |
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most of the biomass of benthic animals is found in coastal zones of the ocean because |
primary production tends to be greater there |
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the most important limiting factor in rocky intertidal communities is |
space |
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increasing concentration of co2 in the atmosphere is a concern for marine organisms because |
it may lead to warming and lower pH of sea water |
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most of the heat energy added to the earth in the last 50 years has gone into warming the |
oceans |
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natural causes of climate change include all of the following except |
Giant super nova explosion |
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the keeling curve |
is a graph of atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration from 1958 to the present |
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which of the organisms below drift with the currents |
plankton |
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in the gills of a fish water and blood circulate ______, which ______ transfer efficiency |
in opposite directions increases |
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all of the following are characteristics of marine mammals except |
they lay eggs |
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important animals in the food web of Antarctica |
krill |
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the mass of a population of fish present at a given times called |
standing stock |
