Five Layers of the Ocean Reading

The ocean ecosystem covers what percentage of the Earth's surface?

• 7%

• 30%

• 70%

• 100%

What is the name of the uppermost layer of the ocean?

• epipelagic zone

• mesopelagic zone

• bathypelagic zone

• abyssopelagic zone

The epipelagic zone extends from the surface of the ocean to __________ meters deep.

• 2,000

• 1,000

• 200

• 4,000

True or False: Photosynthesis occurs in the epipelagic zone.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Where do we find the mesopelagic zone?

• 0-200 meters

• 200-1,000 meters

• 1,000-4,000 meters

• 4,000-6,000 meters

True or False: There is absolutely NO light that penetrates into the mesopelagic zone.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Organisms with bioluminescent properties have the ability to . . .

• perform photosynthesis

• emit (release) light

• eat light

• disappear

Where do we find the bathypelagic or midnight zone?

• 0-200 meters

• 200-1,000 meters

• 1,000-4,000 meters

• 4,000-6,000 meters

True or False: There is absolutely NO light that penetrates into the bathypelagic zone.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Where do we find the abyssopelagic zone?

• 0-200 meters

• 200-1,000 meters

• 1,000-4,000 meters

• 4,000-6,000 meters