Ocean Ecosystems and Zones

This is where water meets the land... high tide to low tide lines

• Neritic Zone
• Deep Zone
• Intertidal Zone
• Surface Zone

The zone of the ocean which extends past the continental shelf 

• Neritic Zone
• Open Ocean 
• Intertidal Zone 
• Twilight Zone

The combination of all feeding relationships in a habitat refers to..

• Food Chain
• Food Web
• Ecosystem
• Biomass

ONE way scientists classify ocean creatures in an ecosystem is by...

• What they eat
• Who their parents are
• What color they are
• How they move

These tiny organisms are "carried" through water by waves and currents

• Plankton
• Nekton
• Benthos
• Squidward 

These organisms tend to dwell at the bottom of the ocean

• Plankton
• Nekton
• Benthos
• Dolphins

Phytoplankton are an example of...

• Decomposers
• Producers 
• Consumers

Which is an example of Nekton

• Dolphin
• Crab
• Worms
• Lobsters

Hydrothermal vents are found in which zone?

• Surface Zone
• Transition Zone
• Deep Zone

Algae falls into which category of organism?

• Nekton
• Benthos
• Bacteria
• Plankton