Oceans SOL 4.7

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What is an abyssal plain?

Back

A smooth flat surface of the ocean floor.

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How are organisms in the ocean categorized?

Back

By how they move.

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What is nekton?

Back

A group of creatures that are strong swimmers, such as most fish, reptiles, and mammals.

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What is an ocean trench?

Back

A deep cut in the ocean floor.

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Who is the producer in an ocean ecosystem?

Back

Plankton, as they produce energy through photosynthesis.

Front

What is plankton?

Back

Tiny organisms that float in the ocean and are a crucial part of the marine food web.

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What is benthos?

Back

Organisms that live on or in the ocean floor.

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What is the continental shelf?

Back

The underwater land that slopes gently from the shore to the ocean floor.

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What is a current?

Back

A continuous, directed movement of seawater generated by various forces.

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What is a tide?

Back

The rise and fall of sea levels caused by the gravitational forces of the moon and sun.