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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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