Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School for and Art and Performing Arts Dr. L. Mars, Principal Ms. H. Bodha, Assistant Principal Practice Questions Chapter 8 – Aquatic Biodiversity What is an aquatic life zone? Distinguish between a life zone and a salt water (marine) fresh life zone. What major types of organisms live at the top, middle and bottom layers in water each of these zones. Define and describe types of plankton. Distinguish among nekton, benthos, “plankton” and and give an example of each. decomposers What are the three major life zones in the ocean? Explain why zones are the high Net “coastal” areas? (address what factors contribute to this high NPP Primary Productivity - NPP characteristic) Distinguish between an and a and explain why they have high net estuary coastal wetland primary productivity. What factors contribute to the temperature and salinity in an estuary. What is a What is it’s economic and ecological importance? mangrove forest? Describe (a) three economic and (b) three ecological services provided by coral reefs. Describe three major threats to the world’s coral reefs. How much of this is anthropogenic impact? (discuss coral bleaching) What is a What four are found in most lakes? What is eutrophication” ? lake? “cultural What are the two major causes of cultural eutrophication? What is a”watershed”? Describe the zones that a stream passes through as it flows from three the mountains to the sea. Give examples of and explain (a) the ecological and (b) the economic inland wetlands importance of such wetlands. Describe ways in which humans are disrupting and degrading fresh water systems. Vocabulary Words Euphotic zone Abyssal Zone Bathyal zone Oligotrophic lake Euphotic lake Hypereutrophic lake Mesotrophic lake Intertidal zone Coastal Zone Open sea Surface water Run off Watershed
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School for and Art and Performing Arts Dr. L. Mars, Principal Ms. H. Bodha, Assistant Principal Practice Questions – Chapter 8 Aquatic Biodiversity What is an aquatic life zone? Distinguish between a salt water (marine) life zone and a fresh water life zone. What major types of organisms live at the top, middle and bottom layers in each of these zones. Define “plankton” and describe types of plankton. Distinguish among nekton, benthos, and decomposers and give an example of each. What are the three major life zones in the ocean? Explain why “coastal” zones are the high Net Primary Productivity - NPP areas? (address what factors contribute to this high NPP characteristic) Distinguish between an estuary and a coastal wetland and explain why they have high net primary productivity. What factors contribute to the temperature and salinity in an estuary. What is a mangrove forest? What is it’s economic and ecological importance? Describe (a) three economic and (b) three ecological services provided by coral reefs. Describe three major threats to the world’s coral reefs. How much of this is anthropogenic impact? (discuss coral bleaching) What is a lake? What four are found in most lakes? What is “cultural eutrophication” ? What are the two major causes of cultural eutrophication? What is a”watershed”? Describe the three zones that a stream passes through as it flows from the mountains to the sea. Give examples of inland wetlands and explain (a) the ecological and (b) the economic importance of such wetlands. Describe ways in which humans are disrupting and degrading fresh water systems. Vocabulary Words Euphotic zone Abyssal Zone Bathyal zone Oligotrophic lake Euphotic lake Hypereutrophic lake Mesotrophic lake Intertidal zone Coastal Zone Open sea Surface water Run off Watershed
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