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| the section of the shore exposed at low tide and covered at high tide |
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| the section of the shore that extends from normal high tide level to the highest elevation on land, effected by storm waves |
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| eroded material in coastal regions is carried from high wave to |
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| are narrower than summer beaches due to high energy waves in winter |
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| which of the following will decrease the velocity of longshore current |
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| narrow currents flowing across the surf zone toward the open ocean are called |
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| the rate of wave erosion along a coastline is determined by all of the following except |
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| direction of longshore current |
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| if one were to walk from the ocean landward across a barrier island complex |
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| beach, dune, barrier flat, high marsh, low marsh |
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| the area of the barrier island complex that contains thickets and woodlands is the |
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| the most biologically productive part of a bic is the |
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| large deposits of sediment at the mouths of rivers are called |
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| which of the following landforms shows the greatest erosion rate along US coasts |
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| The Mississippi River Delta |
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| Which of the following landforms shows the least amount of erosion along US coast |
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| Crystalline rocks of New England |
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| Emergent coasts might have all of the following characteristics except |
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| A linear ridge of sediment attached to land at one end might be called a |
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| Isostatic movement of a coastline might occur due to |
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| the removal of a large glacier island |
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| Eustatic changes in sea level might include |
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| Increased glacial ice melting due to the global warming |
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| Which US coast is being most starved for sediments |
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| Nor'easters affect which area of US coastline during the fall and winter |
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| Which US coastline has the greatest average loss due to erosion |
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| Which of the following measures is designed to prevent or retard shoreline erosion |
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| The Exclusive Economic Zone Extends |
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| 200 nautical miles from the coast |
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| Prevailing dry offshore winds produce coastal waters that |
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| The type of circulation found in Laguna Madre is |
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| An estuary formed from a flooded glacial valley |
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| An estuary produced by faulting or folding rocks |
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| Estuarine circulation associated with a deep, high river volume system |
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| Estuarine circulation associated with a shallow, low volume estuary |
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| The columbia river estuary received most of it's ecological damage from |
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| One major problem associated with the chesapeake bay and increased human pressure |
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| an increase in nutrients resulting in more frequent kills of bottom dwelling animals |
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| Coastal wetlands are characterized by |
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| high levels of organic matter and anoxic sediments |
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| The percentage of the original area of wetlands currently left in the US |
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| When ocean water enters a marginal sea above a return flow of saltier water, the circulation pattern is called |
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| Mediterranean circulation |
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| All of the following examples of pollutants in the marine environment except |
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| Natural processes whcih help to remove oil spills from the ocean include all of the following except |
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| Digestion of significant amount by fish |
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| Bioremediation has been effective in removing |
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| Plastics cause significant biological damage in oceans when |
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| netting strangles seals and birds |
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| Secondary swage treatment consists of |
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| Chlorination of the liquid effluent |
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| The deep water dumping site for sewage sludge off the us east coast initially seemed to be a good choice because |
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| A well developed pycnocline should isolate sewage |
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| Which of the following organisms are expected to show the highest concentrations of DDT and other chlorinated hydrocarbons |
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| Minimata disease associated with |
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| ingestion of methyl mercury contaminated fish and shellfish |
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| Which of the following associations is corrent |
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| Kingdom plantae-Macroscopic algae |
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| A small size is advantageous for marine organisms because it |
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| Which of the following word pairs correctly links |
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| An example of an organism that might be part of the epifauna is |
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| Planktonic organisms that spend part of their lives in planktonic form and the rest of their lives as benthos or nekton are |
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| Nekton are restricted to particular ocean areas by |
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| When compared to their warmer water counterparts, cold water plankton |
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| All of the following are adaptive solutions employed by marine orgs except |
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| Decreasing cellular fat content |
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| Plankton which are 2.0 to .2 um in size are called |
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| can survive wide salinity fluctuations |
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| Organisms that cannot withstand large changes in temp |
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| When an organism has the same internal salt concentration as it's environment |
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| Osmotic pressure increases as the |
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| Difference in salinity increases |
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| The majority of marine invertebrates are |
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| isotonic with respect to environment |
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| Compared to freshwater fishes, marine fishes |
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| Tend to lose water by osmosis since their internal concentration is less than that of the sea |
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| An organism that tolerates a wide range of salinities |
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| The movement of a substance in solution from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration |
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| The color pattern in which marine organisms are light |
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| Coastal waters that are highly productive tend to be |
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| Most marine species are found in a |
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| Neretic marine environments would be found |
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| Associated with continental shelves |
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| Neretic environments are influenced by |
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| All of the above factors influence neretic environments |
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| The subtidal/sublittoral zone is the area |
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| Below the intertidal zone on the continental shelf |
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| Zonation of benthic organisms includes all of the following except the |
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| Organisms of the mesopelagic zone are characterized by |
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| Organisms with small, expandable bodies, extremely large mouths, and efficient teeth are likely to be found in the |
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| floats for its entire life |
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| floats for a portion of its life |
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| lives in benthic sediments |
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| swims for its entire life |
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| Which of the following associations is incorrect? |
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| Kingdom Plantae - macroscopic algae |
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| A small size is advantageous for marine organisms because it: |
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| All of the above statements are advantageous to marine organisms. |
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| Which of the following word pairs correctly links a descriptor with the way in which the organism lives in the ocean? |
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| An example of an organism that might be part of the epifauna is a(n): |
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| Planktonic organisms that spend part of their lives in planktonic form and the rest of their lives as either benthos or nekton are called: |
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| Nekton are restricted to particular ocean areas by: |
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| All of the above conditions may restrict the distribution of nekton. |
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| When compared to their warmer water counterparts, cold water plankton often: |
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| All the following are adaptive solutions employed by marine organisms to prevent sinking except: |
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| decreasing cellular fat content. |
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| Plankton which are 2.0 to 0.2 µm in size are called: |
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| can survive wide salinity fluctuations. |
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| A common body shape that streamlines an organism in the marine environment is a flattened body that: |
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| tapers at the posterior end. |
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| The seasonal temperature range in the deep ocean is usually: |
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| The difference between centripetal forces and gravitational forces is called the: |
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| The tide generating force varies |
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| inversely with the cube of the distance between the objects |
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| The tide generating force varies |
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| directly with the product of the object masses |
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| Tidal ranges largest when moon is at |
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| center of open ocean tidal system |
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| water flowing out of an enclosed basin due to tides |
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| which of the following is a tidal current |
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| An example of a coastal plain estuary is the |
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| An example of a bar-built estuary is |
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| Lagoons that form behind barrier islands are examples of |
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| The most productive areas of the ocean are characterized by |
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| Biological productivity in polar seas tends to be limited by |
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| The illuminated area of the ocean is termed the |
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| Primary production in the temperature latitudes varies with the |
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| Primary production in the tropical latitudes is limited by |
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| Which of the following refers to the totally of an environment: including chemical physical and geological parts and all plants and animals? |
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| Organisms which require prefabricated food? |
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| Which of the following would be found at the 3rd trophic level? |
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| Limited supplies of ____ and ____ are the principle factors that limit primary production in the ocean |
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| The compensation depth is the depth when? |
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| Photosynthesis is maximum |
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| The reverse of photosynthesis is called |
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| Which of the following is typically a grazer? |
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| Bacteria which can live without free oxygen are termed |
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| The reason why tropical regions are limited by nutrients is: |
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| The efficiency of trophic transfers in ecosystems in on average around? |
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| The maximum sustainable yield is best defined as? |
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| Largest catch that can be taken without overfishing |
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| Which color of visible spectrum penetrates the open ocean water deepest |
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| All of these are types of photosynthetic marine organisms except? |
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| The chemical pigment which allows plants to photosynthesize is? |
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| primary producers are called? |
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| Red tides (harmful algal blooms) belong to the following marine species? |
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| Which of the following are the primary producers? |
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| organism whichi require oxygen are called |
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