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OCE Test 2 VI

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All of the following are examples of strategies employed by organisms to reduce wave shock in the rocky intertidal zone except motile larvae
The most important limiting factor in intertidal communities is space
The depth to which a bivalve can bury itself depends on the length of the respiratory structure
Organisms that live the spaces between sediment particles are called meiofauna
Which of the following factors does not limit coral growth high concentrations of calium carbonate in the water
Eutrophication is detrimental to coral growth because it increases the amount of inorganic nutrients in the water that stimulates excessive algal growth
Zooxanthellae are autotrophic marine protists that are found in the living tissues of some simple marine invertebrates such as corals, sea anemones, and jellyfish. Zooxanthellae are members of the Division Dinoflagellata
The relationship between the protistan zooxanthellae and the polyps of reef building corals is best described as a obligate mutualistic endosymbiosis
Which of the following is a threat to coral reef survival boat collisions, fishing, scuba and snorkeling, suspended sediment
The loss of color in coral reef organisms is caused by loss of zooxanthellae
The distribution of benthic biomass is related to surface productivity
Primary producers in hydrothermal vent communities are sulfur oxidizing bacteria
The three varities of seeps on the seafloor include hypersaline, hydrocarbon and subduction zone seeps
Subduction zone seeps support communities from methan rich waters
Most of the hydrothermal vents and cool water seeps on the seafloor were discovered during which decade 80s
Hydrocarbon seeps have discovered in the Gulf of Mexico
All of the following are associated with hypersaline seeps except very high temperature
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