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    Chapter 03 - Life in Water

    Chapter 03
    Life in Water
     

    Multiple Choice Questions


     

    1. Which of the following vertical aquatic zones is correctly ordered? 


    A. bathypelagic, mesopelagic, epipelagic, abyssal, hadal
    B. epipelagic, mesopelagic, bathypelagic, abyssal, hadal
    C. abyssal, bathypelagic, hadal, mesopelagic, epipelagic
    D. epipelagic, bathypelagic, mesopelagic, hadal, abyssal
    E. mesopelagic, abyssal, epipelagic, hadal, bathypelagic

    Bloom's Level: 2. Understand


    Learning Outcome: 03.02.01 List the major aquatic environments.
    Section: 03.02
    Topic: Biomes and Ecosystems
     

    2.  All of the following statements concerning the hydrologic cycle are true except:  
    A.  It is powered by solar energy.
    B.  Flux is determined by evaporation.
    C.  Transpiration is not involved.
    D.  Reservoirs include lakes, rivers, oceans, and ice.
    E.  None of the choices are correct.

    Bloom's Level: 2. Understand


    Learning Outcome: 03.01.01 Name the major processes moving water through the hydrologic cycle.
    Section: 03.01
    Topic: Biomes and Ecosystems
     

    3. Of the following aquatic environments, which has the highest productivity? 
    A. lakes
    B. rivers
    C. oceanic zone
    D. intertidal zone
    E. coral reefs

    Bloom's Level: 1. Remember


    Learning Outcome: 03.02.01 List the major aquatic environments.
    Section: 03.02
    Topic: Biomes and Ecosystems
     

    3-1
    Chapter 03 - Life in Water

    3-2
    Chapter 03 - Life in Water

    4. Which is not considered a reef? 


    A. atoll
    B. barrier
    C. kelp
    D. fringing
    E. None of the choices are correct.

    Bloom's Level: 2. Understand


    Learning Outcome: 03.02.02 Describe the major physical characteristics of the aquatic environments.
    Section: 03.02
    Topic: Biomes and Ecosystems
     

    5. A marsh is the junction between ________________ and _________________. 


    A. sea; land
    B. river; sea
    C. land; river
    D. estuary; land
    E. mangrove; sea

    Bloom's Level: 2. Understand


    Learning Outcome: 03.02.01 List the major aquatic environments.
    Section: 03.02
    Topic: Biomes and Ecosystems
     

    6. Small head streams can be characterized by all of the following components except: 
    A. energy source CPOM.
    B. clear.
    C. low oxygen content.
    D. cool.
    E. None of the choices are correct.

    Bloom's Level: 2. Understand


    Learning Outcome: 03.02.02 Describe the major physical characteristics of the aquatic environments.
    Section: 03.02
    Topic: Biomes and Ecosystems
     

    3-3
    Chapter 03 - Life in Water

    7.  According to the river continuum, the main energy source for  
    A.  small head streams is CPOM.
    B.  small head streams is FPOM.
    C.  small head streams is phytoplankton.
    D.  large rivers is phytoplankton.
    E.  large rivers is CPOM.

    Bloom's Level: 2. Understand


    Learning Outcome: 03.02.02 Describe the major physical characteristics of the aquatic environments.
    Section: 03.02
    Topic: Biomes and Ecosystems
     

    8.  All of the following statements are true concerning temperate lakes except:  
    A.  Fall and spring turnovers involve vertical mixing of temperature stratified waters.
    B.  During fall and spring turnover, the oxygen rich hypolimnion moves up to the epilimnion.
    C.  During late fall and early spring, a temperate lake has a uniform water temperature.
    D.  During the year, the hypolimnion's temperature does not change.
    E.  Fall and spring turnovers involve the wind.

    Bloom's Level: 5. Evaluate


    Learning Outcome: 03.02.02 Describe the major physical characteristics of the aquatic environments.
    Section: 03.02
    Topic: Biomes and Ecosystems
     

    9.  The Great Lakes are troubled with invasive species. Which of the following aquatic
    organisms is considered invasive?  
    A.  zebra mussels
    B.  trout
    C.  darters
    D.  All of the choices are considered invasive.
    E.  None of the choices are considered invasive.

    Bloom's Level: 1. Remember


    Learning Outcome: 03.02.04 List the dominant organisms of the various aquatic environments.
    Section: 03.02
    Topic: Biomes and Ecosystems
     

    3-4
    Chapter 03 - Life in Water

    10. All of the following statements concerning oligotrophic lakes are true except: 
    A. warm temperatures.
    B. low nutrients.
    C. high oxygen content.
    D. deep and clear waters.
    E. low biological productivity.

    Bloom's Level: 2. Understand


    Learning Outcome: 03.02.02 Describe the major physical characteristics of the aquatic environments.
    Section: 03.02
    Topic: Biomes and Ecosystems
     

    11. Eutrophic lakes are characterized by 


    A. high oxygen content.
    B. cool temperatures.
    C. high nutrient levels.
    D. deep and clear waters.
    E. low biological productivity.

    Bloom's Level: 2. Understand


    Learning Outcome: 03.02.02 Describe the major physical characteristics of the aquatic environments.
    Section: 03.02
    Topic: Biomes and Ecosystems
     

    12. Aquatic organisms located off the ocean floor are 


    A. benthic.
    B. pelagic.
    C. neritic.
    D. littoral.
    E. None of the choices are correct.

    Bloom's Level: 1. Remember


    Learning Outcome: 03.02.04 List the dominant organisms of the various aquatic environments.
    Section: 03.02
    Topic: Biomes and Ecosystems
     

    3-5
    Chapter 03 - Life in Water

    13. The effects of currents in streams include all of the following except 


    A. organism size.
    B. organism shape.
    C. organism behavior.
    D. oxygen content.
    E. None of the choices are correct.

    Bloom's Level: 2. Understand


    Learning Outcome: 03.02.02 Describe the major physical characteristics of the aquatic environments.
    Section: 03.02
    Topic: Biomes and Ecosystems
     

    14. Which of the following rivers would have the highest salinity? 


    A. Columbia River
    B. Rio Negro
    C. Pecos
    D. They all have equally low salinity levels.
    E. They all have equally high salinity levels.

    Bloom's Level: 1. Remember


    Learning Outcome: 03.02.03 Outline the chemical differences among the aquatic environments.
    Section: 03.02
    Topic: Biomes and Ecosystems
     

    15. The timing and extent of tides are a function of all of the following except 
    A. the moon's gravitational force.
    B. the sun's gravitational force.
    C. geography
    D. the size of the body of water
    E. salinity levels

    Bloom's Level: 2. Understand


    Learning Outcome: 03.02.02 Describe the major physical characteristics of the aquatic environments.
    Section: 03.02
    Topic: Biomes and Ecosystems
     

    3-6
    Chapter 03 - Life in Water

    16. Oceanic water circulation systems are termed 


    A. upwellings.
    B. atolls.
    C. ebbs.
    D. gyres.
    E. pulses.

    Bloom's Level: 1. Remember


    Learning Outcome: 03.02.02 Describe the major physical characteristics of the aquatic environments.
    Section: 03.02
    Topic: Biomes and Ecosystems
     

    17.  Which of the following river dimension definitions is/ are incorrect?  
    A.  active channel: riparian zone with seasonal flooding
    B.  wetted channel: water-laden year around
    C.  riffle: current of water
    D.  phreatic zone: transition from riparian to water column
    E.  hyporheic zone: transition between surface water and ground water

    Bloom's Level: 2. Understand


    Learning Outcome: 03.02.02 Describe the major physical characteristics of the aquatic environments.
    Section: 03.02
    Topic: Biomes and Ecosystems
     

    18. What percentage of the earth's water supply is freshwater in rivers, lakes, and actively
    exchanged groundwater? 
    A. 97%
    B. 71%
    C. 2%
    D. <1%
    E. None of the choices are correct.

    Bloom's Level: 1. Remember


    Learning Outcome: 03.01.02 List the major reservoirs of the hydrologic cycle in order of increasing volume.
    Section: 03.01
    Topic: Biomes and Ecosystems
     

    3-7
    Chapter 03 - Life in Water

    19. The turnover time for atmospheric water is 


    A. days to weeks.
    B. months to years.
    C. years to decades.
    D. decades to centuries.
    E. centuries to millennia.

    Bloom's Level: 2. Understand


    Learning Outcome: 03.01.02 List the major reservoirs of the hydrologic cycle in order of increasing volume.
    Section: 03.01
    Topic: Biomes and Ecosystems
     

    20. Typically a shallow lake with large quantities of nutrients, high primary productivity, and
    large phytoplankton populations is _______ in color. 
    A. deep blue
    B. deep green
    C. yellow
    D. brown
    E. red

    Bloom's Level: 2. Understand


    Learning Outcome: 03.02.03 Outline the chemical differences among the aquatic environments.
    Section: 03.02
    Topic: Biomes and Ecosystems
     

    21. The most significant photosynthetic inhabitants of the upper epipelagic zone of the open
    ocean are 
    A. phytoplankton.
    B. zooplankton.
    C. kelp.
    D. coral.
    E. zooxanthellae.

    Bloom's Level: 1. Remember


    Learning Outcome: 03.02.04 List the dominant organisms of the various aquatic environments.
    Section: 03.02
    Topic: Biomes and Ecosystems
     

    3-8
    Chapter 03 - Life in Water

    22. Determine the sample median given the following data:


        
    A. 8.5g
    B. 10.0g
    C. 9.0g
    D. 11.0g
    E. 12.5g

    Bloom's Level: 4. Analyze


    Learning Outcome: Analyze and Interpret Data
    Section: Investigating the Evidence
    Topic: Biomes and Ecosystems
     

    23. Estuary waters are often stratified by salinity with _______ flowing over the top of
    _______. 
    A. higher salinity river water, lower salinity ocean water
    B. lower salinity river water, higher salinity ocean water
    C. higher salinity ocean water, lower salinity river water
    D. lower salinity ocean water, higher salinity river water
    E. higher salinity ocean water, zero salinity river water

    Bloom's Level: 2. Understand


    Learning Outcome: 03.02.03 Outline the chemical differences among the aquatic environments.
    Section: 03.02
    Topic: Biomes and Ecosystems
     

    24.  Which of the following is the correct order of the major ocean basins from largest to the
    smallest?  
    A.  Atlantic, Pacific, Indian
    B.  Indian, Atlantic, Pacific
    C.  Pacific, Indian, Atlantic
    D.  Pacific, Atlantic, Indian
    E.  None of the choices are correct; all three ocean basins are of equal size

    Bloom's Level: 2. Understand


    Learning Outcome: 03.02.01 List the major aquatic environments.
    Section: 03.02
    Topic: Biomes and Ecosystems
     
     

    3-9
    Chapter 03 - Life in Water

    True / False Questions


     

    25. Estuaries are junctions between rivers and lakes. 


    FALSE

    Bloom's Level: 1. Remember


    Learning Outcome: 03.02.01 List the major aquatic environments.
    Section: 03.02
    Topic: Biomes and Ecosystems
     

    26. Oceanic upwellings bring nutrient rich waters to the west coast of South America. 
    TRUE

    Bloom's Level: 2. Understand


    Learning Outcome: 03.02.03 Outline the chemical differences among the aquatic environments.
    Section: 03.02
    Topic: Biomes and Ecosystems
     

    27. Limnetic spring and fall turnovers bring oxygen-poor water to the hypolimnion and
    nutrient-rich water to the epilimnion. 
    FALSE

    Bloom's Level: 2. Understand


    Learning Outcome: 03.02.03 Outline the chemical differences among the aquatic environments.
    Section: 03.02
    Topic: Biomes and Ecosystems
     

    28. The male of the deep-sea anglerfish species is reduced to a parasitic appendage of the
    female. 
    TRUE

    Bloom's Level: 1. Remember


    Learning Outcome: 03.02.04 List the dominant organisms of the various aquatic environments.
    Section: 03.02
    Topic: Biomes and Ecosystems
     

    3-10
    Chapter 03 - Life in Water

    29. Gyres move to the left in the Northern Hemisphere and to the right in the Southern
    Hemisphere. 
    FALSE

    Bloom's Level: 1. Remember


    Learning Outcome: 03.02.02 Describe the major physical characteristics of the aquatic environments.
    Section: 03.02
    Topic: Biomes and Ecosystems
     

    30. In temperate lakes, fall blooms are occasionally followed by fish kills. 
    TRUE

    Bloom's Level: 2. Understand


    Learning Outcome: 03.02.04 List the dominant organisms of the various aquatic environments.
    Section: 03.02
    Topic: Biomes and Ecosystems
     

    31. The oceans are the largest water reservoir on the planet. 


    TRUE

    Bloom's Level: 1. Remember


    Learning Outcome: 03.01.02 List the major reservoirs of the hydrologic cycle in order of increasing volume.
    Section: 03.01
    Topic: Biomes and Ecosystems
     

    32. Oxygen is a major limiting factor in the distribution of intertidal organisms. 


    FALSE

    Bloom's Level: 2. Understand


    Learning Outcome: 03.02.03 Outline the chemical differences among the aquatic environments.
    Section: 03.02
    Topic: Biomes and Ecosystems
     
     

    3-11
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    Fill in the Blank Questions


     

    33. Bottom dwelling aquatic organisms are called _______________. 


    benthic

    Bloom's Level: 1. Remember


    Learning Outcome: 03.02.04 List the dominant organisms of the various aquatic environments.
    Section: 03.02
    Topic: Biomes and Ecosystems
     

    34. Limnetic thermoclines are located in the _______________ zone. 


    metalimnion

    Bloom's Level: 2. Understand


    Learning Outcome: 03.02.02 Describe the major physical characteristics of the aquatic environments.
    Section: 03.02
    Topic: Biomes and Ecosystems
     

    35. The benthic portion of eutrophic lakes can become _______________. 


    anaerobic

    Bloom's Level: 2. Understand


    Learning Outcome: 03.02.02 Describe the major physical characteristics of the aquatic environments.
    Section: 03.02
    Topic: Biomes and Ecosystems
     

    3-12

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