Ocean Habitat

What is the LARGEST ocean zone?

• The sunlit zone

• The twilight zone

• The midnight zone

• The coastal zone.

What happens LAST?

• A fish eats the plastic pieces and gets sick.

• A person throws a plastic bag on the ground.

• The bag goes down a gutter and into the ocean.

• The plastic bag breaks down into pieces.

Some deep-sea animals can give off light. How might they use this adaptation?

• to attract prey or scare off predators

• to help stay warm in very cold waters

• to keep themselves from getting sick

• to help them find underwater vents

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Many sea turtles eat sea plants. In which ocean zone would you probably find sea turtles?

• in the sunlit zone

• in the twilight zone

• in the midnight zone

• in the abyssal zone

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Why are there no plants in the midnight zone?

• The water is too salty for plants to live.

• There is no sunlight for plants to grow.

• It is too warm for plants to grow.

• Animals have eaten all the plants.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS1-6