Marine Biology 11th Edition by Castro -Test Bank
Chapter 11 Between the Tides
1) The lower limit of the intertidal zone is the:
- A) Average high tide
- B) Average middle tide
- C) Lowest low tide
- D) Lowest edge of the rocky substrate
- E) None of the above choices are correct: it varies according to type of substrate
Answer: C
Section: 11.01 Rocky Shore Intertidal Communities
Topic: Rocky Shore Intertidal Communities
Bloom’s: 01. Remember
2) The particular characteristic most widely used in classifying intertidal communities is:
- A) Type of tides
- B) Relative exposure to air
- C) Type of substrate
- D) Type of seaweeds
- E) Relative immersion by water
Answer: C
Section: 11.01 Rocky Shore Intertidal Communities
Topic: Rocky Shore Intertidal Communities
Bloom’s: 01. Remember
3) Regarding the origin of rocky coasts, it is known that this type of shore is present along:
- A) Geologically young coasts
- B) Coasts with high accumulation of sediments
- C) Coasts along the mouth of large rivers
- D) Geologically old coasts being covered by sediments
- E) Coasts being affected by ice sheets
Answer: A
Section: 11.01 Rocky Shore Intertidal Communities
Topic: Rocky Shore Intertidal Communities
Bloom’s: 02. Understand
4) The sessile epifauna consists of:
- A) Attached seaweeds
- B) Pelagic organisms
- C) Burrowing animals
- D) Animals that crawl over the substrate
- E) Attached animals
Answer: E
Section: 11.01 Rocky Shore Intertidal Communities
Topic: Rocky Shore Intertidal Communities
Bloom’s: 01. Remember
5) Which of the following strategies is not used to avoid desiccation in the intertidal?
- A) Closing shells
- B) Crowding by organisms in areas that are always moist
- C) Burrowing into substrate
- D) Mucus
- E) Moving out of tide pools
Answer: E
Section: 11.01 Rocky Shore Intertidal Communities
Topic: Exposure at Low Tide
Bloom’s: 02. Understand
6) A rocky shoreline would be most likely to be found in:
- A) California
- B) Massachusetts
- C) Hawaii
- D) California and Massachusetts
- E) All of the above
Answer: E
Section: 11.01 Rocky Shore Intertidal Communities
Topic: Rocky Shore Intertidal Communities
Bloom’s: 02. Understand
7) Most sessile animals living on rocky shores are:
- A) Deposit feeders
- B) Carnivores
- C) Detritus feeders
- D) Filter feeders
- E) Grazers
Answer: D
Section: 11.01 Rocky Shore Intertidal Communities
Topic: Exposure at Low Tide
Bloom’s: 03. Apply
8) One of these organisms is expected to be relatively rare on a rocky shore:
- A) Filter feeder
- B) Carnivore
- C) Primary producer
- D) Grazer
- E) Deposit feeder
Answer: E
Section: 11.01 Rocky Shore Intertidal Communities
Topic: Exposure at Low Tide
Bloom’s: 01. Remember
9) If a rocky shore highly exposed to wave action is compared to a similar rocky shore that is a lot less exposed to wave action, we should expect that barnacles living on the more exposed shore would show a:
- A) Wider vertical distribution
- B) Narrower tolerance to salinity
- C) Narrower tolerance to temperature
- D) Narrower vertical distribution
- E) Higher resistance to predators
Answer: A
Section: 11.01 Rocky Shore Intertidal Communities
Topic: The Power of the Sea
Bloom’s: 02. Understand
10) Besides fluctuations in salinity and water levels, intertidal organisms must also withstand wide variations in:
- A) Temperatures
- B) Light levels
- C) Sediment deposition
- D) Current velocities
- E) None of the above
Answer: A
Section: 11.01 Rocky Shore Intertidal Communities
Topic: Exposure at Low Tide
Bloom’s: 03. Apply
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