Pelagic zones

Which light zone contains the majority of marine animals? 

• photic, or neretic (coastal) or epipelagic

• benthic

• aphotic

• pelagic zones

Does the salinity level increase or decrease as you move from the surface of the ocean to the bottom of the ocean?

• it stays the same
• it decreases
• it increases

List the following pelagic zones in order from surface of the ocean to the bottom: 

• abyssopelagic,  bathypelagic,  epipelagic ,mesopelagic
• epipelagic, bathypelagic, abyssopelagic,  bathypelagic
• epipelagic, mesopelagic, bathypelagic, abyssopelagic
• mesopelagic,  epipelagic,     bathypelagic,    abyssopelagic

Why are most marine animals found in the photic zone?

• It is so dark there that all animals have adapted to it
• The sunlight in that area allows for photosynthesis
• The wind from that area helps marine animals to swim
• The photic zone helps to shelter marine animals away from predators

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The word "pelagic" is at the ending of the zones we are studying. What does "pelagic" mean? 

• relating to a type of dolphin
• it means blue 
• relating to a type of turtle
• relating to the open sea

True of false? The color of the animals in the Pelagic are blue, white and silver to blend in and in the Benthic they are dark brown and black to also blend in to the surroundings.

• True

• False

How are the fins different from pelagic and benthic zones? The benthic fish have ______________ and the pelagic fins are ___________.

• lunate (like a sliver of the moon) , round and triangular

• round and triangular, lunate (like a sliver of the moon)