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Mesopelagic Zone

Known as the "twilight zone" 200-1,000m

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Hadopelagic Zone

Known as the "trenches" 6,000-11,000m

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Abyssopelagic Zone

Known as the "abyss" 4,000-6,000m

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Bathypelagic Zone

Known as the "midnight zone" 1,000-4,000m

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Epipelagic Zone

Known as the "sunlight zone" 0 - 200m

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intertidal zone

the area between the high tide and the low tide mark

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benthos

organisms that live on or in the bottom

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continental shelf

the gently sloping shallow seabed surrounding a continent

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epifauna

benthic animals that live on the seafloor

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oceanic zone

the entire water portion of the ocean

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neritic zone

the water area between the low tide mark and the edge of the continental shelf

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oceanic zone

the open water area beyond the continental shelf

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epiflora

benthic plants that live on the seafloor

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abyssal zone

a division of the benthic zone, the ocean bottom in deep water

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benthic zone

the entire bottom portion of the ocean

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Bioluminescent

Animals that can use their bodies to make light are called _______________

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increases

As oceans become deeper, the water pressure _______

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Epipelagic

The Sunlight Zone is also known as the ____ Zone.

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Midnight

The Bathypelagic Zone is also known as the _____ Zone.

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Photosynthesis

Sunlight allows __________ to occur in the sunlight zone.

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Light

The ocean layers are divided by the amount of _________ in each layer.

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aphotic and photic

What are the two zones that distinguish between photosynthesis and chemo-synthesis?

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Sunlight

Which layer do most animals live in?

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Pelagic life

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Trenches

What is the deepest part of the ocean basin?

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Abyssal Plain

The flattest area of the ocean is known as the _______.

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aphotic zone

the ocean's dark lower layer where photosynthesis cannot occur

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5

There are _____ oceans in the world

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mid-ocean ridges

What are underwater mountain ranges called?

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  • attach to the rock with a headfast

  • low profile shells

  • finding shelter in crevices

Adaptations that help intertidal organisms withstand mechanical wave stress include

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  • moisture

  • temperature

  • salinity

Species living in the Intertidal Zone must be able to survive which changes?

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Temperature

Besides fluctuations in salinity and water levels, intertidal organisms must also withstand wide variations in

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Space

Competition for which resource is a dominant factor in the rocky intertidal zone?

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  • Intertidal zone

  • Neritic zone

  • Oceanic zone

  • Benthic zone

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False

TRUE OR FALSE Distance from shore doesn't influence how many organisms live in the water

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Photic Zone. Aphotic Zone. Intertidal Zone.

The Zones based on Depth of Water are

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True

TRUE OR FALSE. In the ocean, the depth of water determines whether photosynthesis is possible or not.

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neritic zone and intertidal zone

Which are the two horizontal zones in the ocean?

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Intertidal zone

Which zone has harsh pounding waves?

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Hadal zone

Which zone has the highest pressure and coldest temperature?

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Intertidal zone

In which zone would creatures need to be able to live in and out of water?

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Mesopelagic

What is the name of the middle open ocean?

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Bathyal, Abyssal, Hadal

The correct order of ocean zones in the aphotic zone, is

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F

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Mesopelagic zone

The dim light in this disphotic zone has earned it the nickname the "Twilight" zone.

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Biomass

The total mass of organisms in a specific area.

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red and yellow

What colors are absorbed first?

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 blue and green

These colors penetrate the furthest.

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1,000 m

How far can light penetrate?

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epipelagic zone

The zone where photosynthesis can occur

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