Ocean Zones/Marine Life

Which are the two horizontal zones in the ocean?

• vertical zones

• neritic zone

• intertidal zone

• open-ocean zone

As oceans become deeper, the water pressure ___________________.

• increases
• decreases
• stays the same

Humans can only explore the deep ocean zone with the help of ________________.

• scuba gear

• the federal government

• submersible vehicles

• magic

Area located between high and low tide boundaries:

• Strandline

• Intertidal zone

• Supratidal zone

• Subtidal zone

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Animals that can use their bodies to make light are called _______________.

• magic
• shiny
• amazing
• bioluminescent

organisms that live on or in the bottom of the continental shelf

• benthos

• neuston

• littoral

• heterotrophs

On the image, the water area between the low tide mark of the intertidal zone and the edge of the continental shelf, right before the continental slope is called:

• nautical zone

• benthic zone

• nueston zone

• neritic zone

Which zone has constant change in salinity and temperature?

• intertidal

• neritic

• open ocean

Which zone is rich in nutrient due to upwelling?

• intertidal

• neritic

• open ocean

Which zone has harsh pounding waves?

• intertidal

• neritic

• open ocean