QUESTION 1. Temperature ranges in large bodies of water are a. narrow b. wide c. unstable d. varied QUESTION 2. The thermocline is the a. ocean's deepest part b. water level of sudden temp change c. ocean floor d. amount of salt in the ocean QUESTION 3. An environment with rare sudden temperature changes is a. preferred by birds and mammals b. found at higher altitudes c. necessary for forest growth d. suitable for cold-blooded animals QUESTION 4. Fish are streamlined because a. water is incompressible and must be displaced b. they're the simplest vertebrate life forms c. it's how they swim d. water flows past them faster QUESTION 5. Tropical seas and land a. have fewer species and more individuals b. have more species and fewer individuals c. have larger individuals d. have more highly evolved species QUESTION 6. Fresh water fish a. contain more calcium than surrounding water b. contain less salt than surrounding water c. contain more salt than surrounding water d. breed at earlier ages than salt water fish QUESTION 7. Benthic, pelagic, littoral mean: a. bottom, surface, near shore b. among plants, in groups, near shore c. carnivores, herbivores, omnivores d. live bearing, primitive, flat-sided QUESTION 8. The world's slowest fish is the a. catfish b. clownfish c. seahorse d. manta ray QUESTION 9. Plankton a. gives off ozone, making it glow b. grows at sea c. is always green, never red or yellow d. grows near shore QUESTION 10. Fish develop jaws and paired fins and a. swim faster than anything else b. can inhabit the whole world c. catch prey on the fun d. carry food back to their young QUESTION 11. A fish's body weight is a. supported by water b. greater with age c. less near the surface d. distributed evenly QUESTION 12. a. b. c. d. QUESTION 13. a. b. c. d. QUESTION 14. a. b. c. d. QUESTION 15. a. b. c. d. QUESTION 16. a. b. c. d. QUESTION 17. a. b. c. d. QUESTION 18. a. b. c. d. QUESTION 19. a. b. c. d. QUESTION 20. a. b. c. d.