Aquatic Habitats Answers

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Which level of consumer has access to the smallest supply of energy?

A
primary
B
secondary
C
tertiary
D
quaternary
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Algae uses all the energy in sunlight to perform photosynthesis.

A
T
B
F
3

Less than 0.1% of the energy in a food chain generally makes it from the sun to decomposers.

A
T
B
F
4

The variability in marine salinity between habitats does not impact the fish living there.

A
T
B
F
5

Which is not a similarity between terrestrial and aquatic pyramids?

A
both have producers as the base that can harvest the sun’s energy to make food
B
both types still consist of producers, herbivores, and carnivores
C
both types of energy pyramids contain the same species of organisms
D
both types contain a decreasing number of organisms going from the bottom to the top of the pyramid
6

Which habitat would have the least variation in its salinity?

A
salt marsh
B
mangrove forest
C
lake
D
estuary
7

If a stationary body of water has a constant temperature from top to bottom it is most likely a(n) _______.

A
lake
B
pond
C
ocean
D
lagoon
8

Amoebas prey upon algae in aquatic environments.

A
T
B
F
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Which marine habitats would have the least access to primary producers?

A
salt marshes and estuaries
B
coral reefs and lagoons
C
mangroves and intertidal zones
D
deep sea and sea floor
10

Which energy pyramid cannot be inverted?

A
pyramid of numbers
B
pyramid of biomass
C
pyramid of energy
D
all can be inverted

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