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Coral reefs occupy about ____ of the ocean floor.

A) 0.2%
B) 14%
C) 27%
D) 46%
E) 68%

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One ecosystem service provided by oceans is that they help to moderate global climate.

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A lake with a large supply of nutrients is called a(n) ____________________ lake.

When the algae in coral reefs die off due to environmental stresses, the coral subsequently dies because of lack of food. This process is referred to as ____.

The well-lit, uppermost zone of the sea, which contains large quantities of phytoplankton, is called the ____.

Temperate deciduous forests typically have very low precipitation.

Compare and contrast the types of adaptations that plants and animals need in order to survive in the desert.

Delta wetlands can help to protect human development from hurricanes because ____.

Explain the difference is between major climate zones and major biomes, then explain how these interact.

____________________ is the general pattern of atmospheric conditions in a given area over periods ranging from at least three decades to thousands of years.

Aquatic life zones located in higher-salinity waters are called ____________________ life zones.

Water often stays at the surface in shallow seasonal wetlands when ____________________ prevents it from draining into the ground in cold grasslands.

The abyssal zone of the ocean is characterized by ____.

Some animals living in tropical rainforests have stratified niches that are ____ to ____ competition for resources.

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Net primary productivity (NPP) is quite low in the open sea except in upwelling areas where currents bring up nutrients from the ocean bottom.

Aquatic life zones are the aquatic equivalents of ____ on land.

There are ____ separate Hadley cells in which warm air rises and cools, then falls and heats up again in great rolling patterns.

Describe one way that human activities are disrupting and degrading freshwater systems.

Taigas are found in scattered coastal temperate areas with ample rainfall and moisture from dense ocean fogs.