Beach
and Rocky Shores Review Questions
1. The intertidal
zone is unique because:
2.
The material on or in which an organism lives is called:
3. The rocky shore communities on the east and west
coasts of the
4. Sessile epifauna
are animals that:
5. Emersion time gets longer as you move
in which direction in the intertidal?
6. Many sessile animals cope with
desiccation by:
7. Which type of shell would be most
suited to a rocky shore that is not exposed to much wave action?
8. Most sessile animals in the rocky intertidal are what type of feeders?
9. Refraction causes waves to:
10. The most important limiting resource in
the intertidal is:
11. The pattern of bands that divide the intertidal is the result of
12. The upper limit of an intertidal zone is usually set by:
13. The "splash zone" is located
in the:
14.
What animal is most common in the
upper intertidal?
15. The middle intertidal
is characterized by:
16. Region between high and
low tides along the shore/alternatively covered by water and exposed to air
17 Highest place where the
ocean washes the beach
18. The final stage in ecological succession
is called:
19. The lower intertidal
is usually dominated by:
20. In addition to space, what other factor
is a limiting resource in the lower intertidal?
21. What type of organisms are rare in soft
bottom communities?
22. Fine sediments are found in:
23. In terms of oxygen, the interstitial
water in muddy bottoms:
24. The main source of food in the soft
bottom intertidal is:
25. Which
zone is the 1st clearly demarcated zone at the top of the shore?
26. The region between the ocean and the land
is the
. 27 The current which
carries the sand along the beach is the
28 . The longshore current develops because of
29 . The area above the
high water mark is the
30 The removal of beach
sediment is _______and addition of material is ________.
(a)
erosion/ releasing
31. What is desiccation?
32. Horzontal
bands or zones of organisms are known as
33 Foraging runs by
predators help increase …
34. Some sand in many tropical and subtropical
beaches is predominantly ________ ________ secreted by marine organisms
(shells, algae coral) and in
34.
Tides produce ______ __________ fluctuations along coastlines but sea level
changes are long-term.
36
Generally the larger the sand particles, the
_______________ the beach.
37.
As a wave breaks, the sudden release of
_______________ within a small area causes turbulence that _______________sand particles.
38.
This current provides longshore transport that
carries sand along the shore is known as the
_______________
or_______________.
39.
The surface remains _______ at low tide
from _______________ action.
40
Organisms that thrive near the surface
of the sand belong to the
_______________community which vary from minute ________________ to
worms and copepods
rocky
shores
41. WHY DOES EACH ZONE HAVE A DISTINCT COLOR AND
TEXTURE?
42. WHY IS THE UPPER INTERTIDAL ZONE CALLED THE
LITTORINA ZONE?
B
estuaries
1. Coastal plain estuaries were formed
when:
2. Fjords are located in:
3. As you move upstream in an estuary,
salinity:
4
The salt wedge in an estuary moves in what direction with the rising tide?
5. The most common type of substrate in
estuaries is:
6 Euryhaline species are those that:
7. An organism that has an internal salt
concentration higher than that of the surrounding water will:
8.
The zonation of plants in salt marshes is determined primarily by:
9
Mangrove forests are found in what regions?
10
The product of the breakdown of dead
plant material by bacteria that is found in an estuary is called:
11
Primary production in an estuary is the result of:
12
Most of the animals in an estuary feed on:
13
Wetlands include: