AICE MAINR UNIT 9 MARINE
COMMUNITIES EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
How does marine biodiversity contribute to climate control - ANS producers regulate
atmospheric increases in carbon dioxide concentration that can lead to climate change
what are the importances of marine biodiversity? - ANS climate control, providing food
sources, source of medicine
marine biodiversity is a source of _______________ - ANS new medicinal drugs
benthos - ANS bottom
what are examples of benthos communities? - ANS rocky, sandy, salt marsh
how many marine species are benthic? - ANS more than 98%
where are most benthos at? - ANS continental shelves
intertidal - ANS between high and low tides
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, what are the pros of rocky intertidal communities - ANS a lot of food, high biodiversity, stable
inundation - ANS flood
desiccation - ANS drying out
zonation - ANS prominent horizontal banding of organisms that live in a particular habitat
how do organisms in a rocky shore arrange themselves? - ANS the ability to withstand
desiccation
what retains water in rocky shores? - ANS tide pools
what level of an intertidal zone can tide pools be found? - ANS any level
splash zone - ANS area of rocky shore that is just above high tide and receives water through
splashing of waves
what are the four zones of a rocky intertidal zone? - ANS splash, upper shore, middle shore,
lower shore
what are two organisms that live in splash zones? - ANS periwinkle and limpets
what are adaptations of organisms in the splash zone? - ANS periwinkles can close
themselves in their shell to not dry up, by storing enough water to exchange gas
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COMMUNITIES EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
How does marine biodiversity contribute to climate control - ANS producers regulate
atmospheric increases in carbon dioxide concentration that can lead to climate change
what are the importances of marine biodiversity? - ANS climate control, providing food
sources, source of medicine
marine biodiversity is a source of _______________ - ANS new medicinal drugs
benthos - ANS bottom
what are examples of benthos communities? - ANS rocky, sandy, salt marsh
how many marine species are benthic? - ANS more than 98%
where are most benthos at? - ANS continental shelves
intertidal - ANS between high and low tides
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, what are the pros of rocky intertidal communities - ANS a lot of food, high biodiversity, stable
inundation - ANS flood
desiccation - ANS drying out
zonation - ANS prominent horizontal banding of organisms that live in a particular habitat
how do organisms in a rocky shore arrange themselves? - ANS the ability to withstand
desiccation
what retains water in rocky shores? - ANS tide pools
what level of an intertidal zone can tide pools be found? - ANS any level
splash zone - ANS area of rocky shore that is just above high tide and receives water through
splashing of waves
what are the four zones of a rocky intertidal zone? - ANS splash, upper shore, middle shore,
lower shore
what are two organisms that live in splash zones? - ANS periwinkle and limpets
what are adaptations of organisms in the splash zone? - ANS periwinkles can close
themselves in their shell to not dry up, by storing enough water to exchange gas
2 @COPYRIGHT 2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.