A group of organisms of the same species that occupy a specific area is called a(n)
____. - answer Population
Many populations that interact with one another at a particular location form a ____. -
answer Community
A ____ is an organism's "address" within its community, while its ____ is its
"occupation." - answer Habitat; niche
Which zone corresponds to the lighted photic zone? - answer Epipelagic zone
The portion of the pelagic zone that is near the shore on the continental shelf is the
____. - answer Neritic zone
Why are harmful algal blooms, or HABs, so dangerous? - answer They can produce
potent toxins.
Autotrophic plankton are generally called ____. - answer Phytoplankton
Where is the greatest annual total oceanic primary productivity? - answer In the
temperate continental shelves
Organisms that spend their entire life cycle as plankton are called ____. - answer
Holoplankton
An example of a zooplankton that is very important to many pelagic communities is
____. - answer Krill
Organisms with backbones are called ____. - answer Vertebrates
In the gill of a fish, water and blood circulate ____, which ____ transfer efficiency. -
answer In opposite directions; increases
Marine mammals are ____. - answer Endothermic
Which of the following organisms is a cephalopod? - answer Squid
Kelp forests are an example of a(n) ____ community. - answer Benthic
Benthic organisms live ____. - answer On or associated with the bottom
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