OCEAN LIFE

Plants and animals that live on the ocean floor are...

• benthos
• nekton
• plankton
• diatoms

This ocean zone includes the deepest trenches, such as the Mariana Trench.. 

• Abyssal
• Pelagic
• Bathyal
• Hadal

The sunlight zone is also known as the __________________________ zone.

• hot
• bright
• happy
• euphotic

As oceans become deeper, the water pressure ___________________.

• increases
• decreases
• stays the same

The midnight zone is also known as the __________________ zone.

• frozen
• aphotic
• frightening
• dark

In terms of water depth, the ocean can be broken down into these two major categories.

• Pelagic and Benthic

• Neritic and Oceanic

• Abyssal and Sublimital

• Dark and Light

The zone that is closest to the sun and receives the most sunlight.

• Photic

• Benthic

• Abyssal

• Intertidal

The deepest zone in the ocean

• Neritic

• Pelagic

• Abyssal

• Intertidal

Bottom Dwellers

• Plankton

• Nekton

• Benthos

Free swimmers

• Plankton

• Nekton

• Benthos