Pelagic - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

How does heat affect density? - Hot water expands Which layer composes the plates? - Lithosphere In which tectonic setting(s) do trenches form? - Convergent, ocean-ocean, ocean-cont. What characteristic or process drives plate motions? - Sea Floor Spreading In what direction is the Pacific Plate moving relative to the North American plate? * - North West At what rate does seafloor spreading occur? - 2-5 cm per year Which tectonic features form the deepest locations in the ocean...

What is meant by the term succession? Using an artificial reef and a coastline contaminated by an oil spill; which would illustrate a better example of primary succession and which for secondary succession? Why? - Answer-The process by which a plant or animal community successively gives way to another until a stable climax is reached. Primary: Artificial reef. Secondary: Coastline contaminated by an oil spill. What is meant by the term trophic level and what are the five standard levels ca...

Marine biology chapter 1-4 Already Graded A Ocean productivity Production of organic matter by photosynthetic and chemosynthetic marine organisms Oceanography The study of the oceans and their phenomena such as waves,currents , and tides Marine biology The study of living organisms that inhabit the seas and their interactions with each other Dead zone Area of ocean water that is oxygen depleted Plankton All the different organisms that float or drift in the seas currents What percentage of ...

BSC 3312 Final Exam Practice - Questions with complete solutions 2023 (Verified Graded 100%) Rocky Intertidal Shores - answer• shoreline/continental shelves inland of K.F. • active plate margins and steep coasts without a lot of sediment • moderate sunlight, cool waters, LOTS of nutrients Rocky Intertidal Shores - answerHIGH productivity Rocky Intertidal Shores - answer• rock-boring clams, snails, chitons, etc. • epifauna that live on the surface of the substrate and sessile organ...

Environmental science exam 2 questions & answers 2023/2024 the location of specific biomes can be predicted based on - ANSWER-precipitation and temperature the main reason for the current high rate of animal extinction is - ANSWER-habitat destruction world wide the main reason that there are relatively few invertebrates categorized as endangered species because - ANSWER-we consider other group such as mammals to be more interesting and desirable one biome type that has not been bad...

the current interglacial is warmer or colder than 125000 years ago - warmer living on or over the shelf - neritic living past the shelf - oceanic living off the bottom - pelagic living on the bottom - benthic neritic exposed to air - intertidal neritic not exposed to air - subtidal The study of interactions between organisms and their environment - ecology characteristics of ecosystems - structure and function structure (composition) - biotic and abiotic components, conditions function...

Bio 101 Final- Straighterline questions and answers 100% verified. You are most likely to see hag fish, sperm whales, and viperfish inhabiting which of the following zones of the ocean? a. abyssal b. bathypelagic c. epipelagic d. mesopelagic - correct pelagic What was the first seed plant to appear? a. angiosperm b. bryophytes c. gymnosperm d. nonvascular plants - correct sperm In a pedigree for an autosomal recessive disorder, which of the following ...

Bluefin Tuna Presentation - - ISSUE: restrictions on pelagic longline fishing have been eased - CONFLICT: commercial fishing vs. protection of tuna - STAKEHOLDERS: environmental groups, fishing industry, offshore fish farming - POLICY STATUS: Trump has rolled-back restrictions Recovering America's Wildlife Act Presentation - - ISSUE: 5% of necessary funding is received, no mandatory funds - CONFLICT: resource allocation, nat res vs. all else - STAKEHOLDERS: wildlife society, dept. of wi...

abash - correct answer to embarrass (disconcert, discomfit, faze, mortify) abate - correct answer to decrease, reduce (dwindle, ebb, recede, flag, wane) aberration - correct answer something different from the usual (anomaly, irregularity, abnormality, deviation) abet - correct answer to aid, act as accomp...

Environmental Science The systematic study of our environment and our place in it. Scientific Methods 1: Identify question 2: Form testable hypothesis 3: Collect data to test hypothesis 4: Interpret Results 5: Report for peer review 6: Publish findings Brainpower Read More Previous Play Next Rewind 10 seconds Move forward 10 seconds Unmute 0:00 / 0:00 Full screen Ecological footprint The environmental impact of a person or population Stewardship Takin...