Earth Science: Marine Biome

Test Quiz

Questions on this quiz are based on information from
Earth Science: Marine Biome.

1. What is the largest biome on planet Earth?
a. Desert biome
b. Marine biome
c. Rainforest biome
d. Savanna biome
e. Temperate forest biome

2. What do we call the regions of the marine biome where rivers and streams flow into the oceans?
a. Coral reefs
b. Euphotic zones
c. Trenches
d. Estuaries
e. Twilight zones

3. In which zone or layer of the ocean do plankton live?
a. Euphotic zone
b. Disphotic zone
c. Twilight zone
d. Midnight zone
e. Aphotic zone

4. Which zone or layer of the ocean is the middle zone and resides between 600 feet deep to around 3,000 feet deep?
a. Euphotic zone
b. Disphotic zone
c. Sunlight zone
d. Midnight zone
e. Aphotic zone

5. Which zone or layer of the ocean is completely dark and the deepest part of the ocean?
a. Euphotic zone
b. Disphotic zone
c. Sunlight zone
d. Twilight zone
e. Aphotic zone

6. Through what process do plankton get energy and provide energy to the rest of the ocean?
a. Carbon cycle
b. Photosynthesis
c. Chemosynthesis
d. Bioerosion
e. Nitrogen cycle

7. Which zone or layer of the ocean is the largest of the ocean zones?
a. Euphotic zone
b. Disphotic zone
c. Sunlight zone
d. Midnight zone
e. Twilight zone

8. Which zone or layer of the ocean is home to most of the ocean's animal and plant life?
a. Sunlight zone
b. Disphotic zone
c. Twilight zone
d. Midnight zone
e. Aphotic zone

9. Which of the following is considered a marine mammal?
a. Shark
b. Tuna
c. Grouper
d. Stingray
e. Dolphin

10. What living organism in the ocean helps to provide much of the Earth's oxygen?
a. Fungi
b. Fish
c. Algae
d. Whales
e. Coral reefs


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