(04.04 MC) Juvenile Red Snapper are found close to shore, while adults live and spawn in deeper water. An oil rig started seeping oil close to shore near the juvenile population of Red Snapper. What do you predict would be the biggest impact on this population due to the oil leakage? (3 points)

(05.02 MC) Why are saprotrophs so important to a marine food web? (3 points)

(04.05 LC) Which of the following is an example of overproduction in the marine environment? (3 points)

(05.03 LC) Whale lice feed off the skin of great whales and other large mammals, often causing scarring to the skin. What type of interaction is this? (3 points)

(04.01 MC) The development of some organisms, like sea turtles, are affected by the temperature at which the eggs are incubated. Typically, cooler temperatures produce more males, and warmer temperatures produce more females. How might climate change affect the reproductive success of sea turtles? (3 points)

(06.03 MC) Why is it difficult to know the impacts of deep sea mining? (3 points)

(05.03 MC) What impact would the destruction of a seagrass habitat have on the ecosystem and why? (3 points)

(06.03 LC) What is the most effective long-term solution to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide emissions? (3 points)

(05.03 MC) How does mutualism compare with commensalism? (3 points)

(05.02 MC) What would most likely occur if the penguin population were to dramatically increase in this food web? (3 points) © 1997–2016, Maryland State Department of Education