From Exam 2

Question 1

The shallow part of the ocean that extends form the intertidal zone to the continental shelf (~200m depth) is known as

Answer 1

The neritic zone

Question 2

Which of the following is not a geological classification of estuaries?

Answer 2

Flooded stream plateau

Question 3

Which of the following nearshore habitat is most likely to be found along gently sloping, protected coastlines?

Answer 3

Sea grass beds

Question 4

Which habitat supports the largest amount of biomass?

Answer 4

Coral reefs

Question 5

The idea that tthe loss of the top predator releases mid level predators from predation pressure, causing drastic increases in their populations is known as what?

Answer 5

Meso-predator release hypothesis

Question 6

Which structures can be found in seagrass?

Answer 6

Holdfast
Stipe
Roots

Question 7

What best describes allocochonous estuarine production?

Answer 7

Production that happens outside the estuary

Question 8

Which of the following is true about coastal upwelling zones?
1. Kelp forests are often associated with them
2. They occur where offshore winds blow constantly
3. They are areas where nutrient poor, cold water rises to the surface
4. They are areas where nutrient poor, warm water rises

Answer 8

1. Kelp forests are often associated with them

Question 9

Define carrying capacity

Answer 9

The number of organisms an ecosystem can support

Question 10

Which of the following is plagiarizing?

1. Cutting and pasting sentences or even phrases from another source into your own writing
2. Slightly rewriting or rearranging others words and presenting them as your own with or without a citation.
3. Bring material from site of Wikipedia and presenting them as your own
4. All fo the above

Answer 10

4. All fo the above 

Question 11

An ___________ is a semi enclosed body of water where freshwater mixes with saltwater

Answer 11

Estuary

Question 12

____________ is a measure of species diversity that does consider evenness and only measures the total number of species present

Answer 12

species richness

Question 13

___________ control is when the availability of resources at the base of the food web controls the structures and function of an ecosystem

Answer 13

Bottom up

Question 14

A _______ is a stem like structure that rises from the holdfast and supports the blades of kelp

Answer 14

Stipe

Question 15

__________ estuaries are the most stratified type when classifying based on water circulation

Answer 15

Salt wedge or highly stratified