8th Grade Science Vocabulary Terms

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The quiz is about definitons that we have learned all year long and we need to know what they are for the EOG'S. I have to know all 236 words in less than a week need to study study study.

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1.

The non-living factors of the enviorment that an organism lives in
- A.
  
  Abiotic Factor
- B.
  
  Indicator
- C.
  
  Intertidal Zone
- D.
  
  Upwelling
2.

Mostly flat protion of ocean floor which provides a home to a variety of unique organisms that are adapted to the extreme conditions of this habitat.
- A.
  
  Photic Zone
- B.
  
  Nekton
- C.
  
  Mid-Ocean Ridge
- D.
  
  Abyssal Plain
3.

Lowest layer of the ocean, where light does not reach.
- A.
  
  Benthos
- B.
  
  Biotic Factor
- C.
  
  Aphotic Zone
- D.
  
  Food Chain
4.

Organisms that live on or in the ocean floor
- A.
  
  Consumer
- B.
  
  Benthos
- C.
  
  Bioluminescence
- D.
  
  Ecosystem
5.

THe production of non-thermal light by creatures' converting chemical energy to light energy to lure prey, attract a mate, or assist in keeping like species together. An estimated 75 persnet of bethic creatures glow.
- A.
  
  Chemosynthesis
- B.
  
  Diatoms
- C.
  
  Bioluminescence
- D.
  
  Holdfasts
6.

The living organisms of the enviorment
- A.
  
  Biotic Factor
- B.
  
  Continental slope
- C.
  
  Continental shelf
- D.
  
  Hydrothermal Vent
7.

The production of organic material by energy from chemical reactions rather than light.
- A.
  
  Photosynthesis
- B.
  
  Chemosynthesis
- C.
  
  Zooplankton
- D.
  
  Producer
8.

Feed on other organisms (plant or animal) because they cannot make their own food.
- A.
  
  Consumer
- B.
  
  Oceanic Zone
- C.
  
  Neritic Zone
- D.
  
  Bioindicator
9.

Extends from the edge of the continent outward to where the bottom sharply drops off into a steep slope
- A.
  
  Continental shelf
- B.
  
  Habitat
- C.
  
  Estuary
- D.
  
  Substainability
10.

The steep incline between the continental shelf and abyssal plain.
- A.
  
  Continental shelf
- B.
  
  Food chain
- C.
  
  Continental Slope
- D.
  
  Fauna
11.

Microscopic algae with plate-like structures composed of silica.
- A.
  
  Benthos
- B.
  
  Food Chain
- C.
  
  Holdfasts
- D.
  
  Diatoms
12.

A community of diffrent but interdependent species and their non-living enviroment.
- A.
  
  Estuary
- B.
  
  Ecosystem
- C.
  
  Habitat
- D.
  
  Salinity
13.

Body of water were a river meets the ocean.
- A.
  
  Ocean Trench
- B.
  
  Photic Zone
- C.
  
  Estuary
- D.
  
  Seamount
14.

Animals
- A.
  
  Flora
- B.
  
  Fauna
- C.
  
  Nekton
- D.
  
  Producer
15.

Plants
- A.
  
  Flora
- B.
  
  Benthos
- C.
  
  Fauna
- D.
  
  Upwelling
16.

A hierarchy of food relationships from the simplest to most complex
- A.
  
  Consumer
- B.
  
  Biotic Factor
- C.
  
  Zooplankton
- D.
  
  Food Chain
17.

The immeditate space where an animal or plant lives and has food, water and protection
- A.
  
  Nekton
- B.
  
  Continental Shelf
- C.
  
  Habitat
- D.
  
  Continental Slope
18.

Root-like structures of plants to help hold on to the rocky bottom
- A.
  
  Holdfasts
- B.
  
  Mid-ocean ridge
- C.
  
  Abiotic Factor
- D.
  
  Estuary
19.

An opening in the sea floor where super-heated water and other material are discharged into the surrounding sea water.
- A.
  
  Diatoms
- B.
  
  Food Chain
- C.
  
  Benthos
- D.
  
  Hydrothermal vent
20.

The area that lies between the low-tide and the high-tide line
- A.
  
  Intertidal Zone
- B.
  
  Oceanic Zone
- C.
  
  Neritic Zone
- D.
  
  Photic Zone
21.

A chain of undersea mountains that circles the earth through every ocean
- A.
  
  Mid-Ocean Ridge
- B.
  
  Bioluminescence
- C.
  
  Producer
- D.
  
  Upwelling
22.

Free-swimming organisms whose movements are independent of the tides, currents, and waves
- A.
  
  Diatoms
- B.
  
  Nekton
- C.
  
  Estuary
- D.
  
  Abyssal plain
23.

The first 200m (656 ft) of ocean water, which includes the sea shore and most of the continental shelf
- A.
  
  Photic Zone
- B.
  
  Aphotic Zone
- C.
  
  Neritic Zone
- D.
  
  Oceanic Zone
24.

Extends from 200m (656 ft) deep all the way down to the bottom of the ocean
- A.
  
  Neritic Zone
- B.
  
  Intertidal Zone
- C.
  
  Photic Zone
- D.
  
  Oceanic Zone
25.

The deepest parts of the ocean. The deepest one is the marianas trench (located in the south pacific ocean-almost 5 miles)(8.05 kilo.) deep.
- A.
  
  Abyssal Factor
- B.
  
  Ocean Trench
- C.
  
  Oceanic Zone
- D.
  
  Chemosynthesis