Quiz: 6C

open water above the ocean floor

• Pelagic Zone

• Benthic Zone

• Neritic zone

• Intertidal Zone

bottom of an aquatic ecosystem; consists of sand and sediment and supports its own community of organisms

• Pelagic Zone

• Benthic Aone

• Neritic Zone

• Intertidal Zone

Area of ocean that extends from the low-tide line out to the edge of the continental shelf

• Pelagic Zone

• Benthic Zone

• Neritic Zone

• Intertidal Zone

Portion of the shoreline that lies between the high and low tide lines

• Pelagic Zone

• Benthic Zone

• Neritic Zone

• Intertidal Zone

a wetland typically covered with grasses

• Marsh

• Swamp

• Wetlands

• Estuary

A wetland ecosystem in which shrubs and trees grow

• Marsh

• Swamp

• Wetlands

• Estuary

Describes living factors in the environment.

• Photic

• Abiotic

• Biotic

• Aphotic

slightly salty

• Salinity

• Photic

• Aphotic

• Brackish

Non-living things

• Abiotic

• Photic

• Aphotic

• Biotic

microscopic animals that swim or drift near the surface of aquatic environments

• Phytoplankton

• Zooplankton

• Salinity

• Brackish