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This document is a quiz about coral reef ecosystems. It asks questions about the importance of different marine environments, threats to coral reefs like temperature increase and overfishing, examples of symbiotic relationships, characteristics of healthy vs unhealthy reefs, and ways to protect coral reefs such as reducing sedimentation by protecting mangrove forests.

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Coral Reef Adventure Quiz: Name

This document is a quiz about coral reef ecosystems. It asks questions about the importance of different marine environments, threats to coral reefs like temperature increase and overfishing, examples of symbiotic relationships, characteristics of healthy vs unhealthy reefs, and ways to protect coral reefs such as reducing sedimentation by protecting mangrove forests.

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CoralReefAdventureQuiz:Name:____________________

Correctlymatchthemarineenvironmenttowhyitisimportant:

HydrothermalventProvidesanurseryforfishandprotectsthecoastfromseasonalstorms

EstuaryProvidescluesabouttheorigins(beginning)oflifeonEarth

KelpForestProvideshabitatforavarietyoforganismsincoolshallowwaters

Whatabioticfactorisacauseof
worldwidecoralreefdeath?

a.
b.
c.
d.

wind
temperature
disease
salinity

Howdoesoverfishingimpactthe
reef?

a. Byremovingmanyfishfromthereefitimpactother
organismsandcausethefoodwebtobeunbalanced.

b. Litterleftbyfishermencausespoorwaterquality.

c. Phytoplanktoncangrowmorefreely.

Listexamplesofsymbiotic
relationshipsaswellasthenameof
thesymbioticrelationshipit
represents.

1.

2.

Whatobservationsbestrepresenta
healthycoralreefecosystem?

a. lotsoflight,feworganism,andnotmuchcolor
b. manysharksandfewsmallerfish
c. lotsoflight,manydifferenttypesoforganisms,andbright
vibrantcolours
d. dark/aphoticconditionswithmanydifferenttypesof
organisms

Writedownthreeabioticand/orbiotic 1.
factorsofaunhealthyreef.

2.

Circlethreethingsresponsiblefor
killingthecoralreefs.

a.
b.
c.
d.

sedimentationorhighturbidity
highertemperatures
loggingthatiscausingincreasedrunoff
increaseddissolvedoxygenlevels

Whatisonewayamangroveforest
canhelpreduceturbidity?

Whyarecoralreefsimportantto
humanhealth?

Whataresomeofthedangers
involvedinadeepdive?

Whatisthenamegiventothezone
youseeatdepthof350feet?

a.photiczone
b.intertidalzone
c.aphoticzone
d.openoceanzone

HowwillRusisprotect/helphiscoral
reef?Circleallthechoicesthatare
true

a.protectthemangroveforestsoitcanstopsedimentfrom
reachingthecoralreef
b.reducelumberingthatiscausingmoreerosionandrunoff
c.controltheamountoffishing
d.Increasingloggingindustryontheisland

Whyaregreyreefsharksimportantto
thehealthoftheecosystem?

a. Mangroveforestsincreasetheamountofsedimentinthe
water.
b. Mangroveforestsholdsedimentintheirrootsandstopit
fromflowingouttothecoralreef.
c. Mangroveforestprovidehabitatforfishthatwilleventual
liveonthecoralreef.
d. Mangroveforestscauseincreasenutrientloadsinthe
water.

a. reduceturbidity
b. increasedissolvedoxygen
c. helpmaintainabalancedfoodwebbycontrollingthe
populationsofotherfish
d. greysharkseatthefishthathavenomarketvalue

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