Marine Life Zones

• D is the Supratidal Zone

• D is the Benthic Zone

• D is the Neritic Zone

• D is the Pelagic Zone

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

• L is the Pelagic Zone

• L is the Benthic Zone

• L is the Supratidal Zone

• L is the Oceanic Zone

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

• E is the Oceanic Zone

• E is the Pelagic Zone

• E is the Subtidal Zone

• E is the Abyssal Pelagic Zone

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which statement about the Epipelagic Zone (E) is true?

• Commercial fishing takes place there

• It is considered the ocean floor

• It receives the least sunlight

• It receives the most sunlight

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Which statement about the Benthic Zone (L) is true?

• It includes all of the ocean floor

• It receives lots of sunlight

• Commercial fishing takes place here

• It contains photosynthetic organisms

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Select all zones that are APHOTIC (little to no light):

• Benthic

• Abyssal Pelagic

• Mesopelagic

• Neritic

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Select all zones that are PHOTIC (receives ample sunlight):

• Oceanic

• Neritic

• Hadalpelagic

• Epipelagic

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which zone is nearest to the shoreline?

• Supratidal

• Oceanic

• Subtidal

• Pelagic

Where is most life in the ocean found?

• In aphotic zones that receive little/no sunlight

• In photic zones that receive sunlight

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Where would you expect to find the coldest water?

• Abyssal Pelagic Zone

• Oceanic Zone

• Supratidal Zone

• Neritic Zone

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6