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Flag question: Question 1Question 16 pts

Group of answer choicesForms above the summit of a Seamount: 

[ Choose ] Crabs Bubblegum Coral Vortex Tuna An oasis of life in the open ocean Davidson 

A Seamount is:

[ Choose ] Crabs Bubblegum Coral Vortex Tuna An oasis of life in the open ocean Davidson 

One type of fish that feeds near Seamounts:

[ Choose ] Crabs Bubblegum Coral Vortex Tuna An oasis of life in the open ocean Davidson 

A Seamount found 75 mi southwest of Monterey Bay:

[ Choose ] Crabs Bubblegum Coral Vortex Tuna An oasis of life in the open ocean Davidson 

Can live several hundred years and be nine feet tall:

[ Choose ] Crabs Bubblegum Coral Vortex Tuna An oasis of life in the open ocean Davidson 

Corals and Sponges provide habitat for:

[ Choose ] Crabs Bubblegum Coral Vortex Tuna An oasis of life in the open ocean Davidson 

Flag question: Question 2Question 21 pts

Seamount found 100 miles of the coast of San Diego:

Group of answer choicesDavidson

Mavericks

Coronado Bank

Cortes Bank

Flag question: Question 3Question 31 pts

Hazards of surfing Cortes Bank:

Group of answer choicesLong lineup

All of these

No land in sight as reference point

Fast moving swell and currents

Flag question: Question 4Question 41 pts

What it’s called if a surfer doesn’t make it to the surface before the 2nd wave hits:

Group of answer choicesAll of these

Tsunami

Two wave holddown

Rogue Wave

Flag question: Question 5Question 51 pts

How Greg was evacuated from the Cortes Bank back to San Diego after his accident:

Group of answer choicesJet Ski

Coast Guard ship

Coast Guard helicopter

Ambulance

Flag question: Question 6Question 64 pts

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Note that Benthic animals live on the bottom while Pelagic animals swim and float in the ocean.

Group of answer choicesThere are at least this many Seamounts on the planet: 

[ Choose ] Diatoms and Whales Sponges and Crabs 300 10, 000 

Fewer than this number of Seamounts have been surveyed

[ Choose ] Diatoms and Whales Sponges and Crabs 300 10, 000 

Two types of Benthic Organisms that live on Seamounts:

[ Choose ] Diatoms and Whales Sponges and Crabs 300 10, 000 

Two types of Pelagic Organisms that are attracted to Seamounts:

[ Choose ] Diatoms and Whales Sponges and Crabs 300 10, 000 

Flag question: Question 7Question 71 pts

Strong Currents around Seamounts:

Group of answer choicesDecrease food and oxygen supplies

Prevent sharks and seabirds from feeding near Seamounts

Increase food and oxygen supplies

Sweep corals and sponges away from Seamounts

Flag question: Question 8Question 84 pts

Group of answer choicesProvides critical habitat for squat lobsters and shrimp 

[ Choose ] Zombie Worms Whale Fall Yellow Picasso Sponges Octopus Garden 

Found near the Davidson Seamount with more than 10,000 brooding females:

[ Choose ] Zombie Worms Whale Fall Yellow Picasso Sponges Octopus Garden 

Carcass of a cetacean found in deep waters:

[ Choose ] Zombie Worms Whale Fall Yellow Picasso Sponges Octopus Garden 

Use acid to burrow into skeletons in search of food:

[ Choose ] Zombie Worms Whale Fall Yellow Picasso Sponges Octopus Garden 

Flag question: Question 9Question 94 pts

Group of answer choicesEstimated number of Seamounts in California Waters: 

[ Choose ] 10,000 10 -25 million 9 million 63 

Most California Seamounts formed this many years ago:

[ Choose ] 10,000 10 -25 million 9 million 63 

Last volcanic eruption on the Davidson Seamount happened about this many years ago:

[ Choose ] 10,000 10 -25 million 9 million 63 

Octopus Garden was found this many feet deep:

[ Choose ] 10,000 10 -25 million 9 million 63 

Flag question: Question 10Question 101 pts

Threats to Seamounts:

Group of answer choicesClimate Change

Seafloor Mining

All of these

Fishing, Oil and Natural Gas Extraction

Flag question: Question 11Question 111 pts

The Deep Sea is a challenging environment to explore because it:

Group of answer choicesIs very low pressure, cold, and dark

Is highly pressurized, cold, and dark

Is under many layers of sediment and rock

Has many corals and sponges that are dangerous

Flag question: Question 12Question 121 pts

The Cortes and Tanner Banks used to be islands and are now only this far below the surface:

Group of answer choices3 – 6 ft

100 – 200 ft

12 – 15 ft

5000 – 10,000 ft

Flag question: Question 13Question 131 pts

Type of purple squid, closely related to cuttlefish, found near Southern California Seamounts:

Group of answer choicesZombie

Octocoral

Stubby

Rockfish

Flag question: Question 14Question 141 pts

Main reason why the surface of the San Juan Seamount is now below the surface of the ocean:

Group of answer choicesCompression of Ocean Crust beneath the Seamount

Weathering and Erosion by the Wind

Weathering and Erosion by the Waves

Expansion of the Ocean Crust beneath the Seamount

Flag question: Question 15Question 151 pts

Only Seamount in California that has long term protection:

Group of answer choicesCortes

San Juan

Davidson

Gorda

Flag question: Question 16Question 161 pts

This may make it difficult for cold water corals to grow:

Group of answer choicesNational Marine Sanctuary Status

Future warming and ocean acidification

Essential Fish Habitat Closures

Future cooling and oxygenation of oceans