Oceans Building Review

Oceans cover about ______ of the surface of the earth.

• 60%

• 70%

• 80%

• 90%

The deepest parts of the ocean are called

• trenches

• abyss

• deep sea plain

• guyot

Jellyfish is an example of

• zooplankton

• benthos

• nekton

Whales, eels, dolphin and squid are examples of

• benthos

• nekton

• zooplankton

Lobsters, starfish, warms and snails are examples of

• zooplankton

• benthos

• nekton

This zone should have organisms ready to survive harsh wet AND dry conditions.

• Intertidal Zone

• Surface Zone

• Neritic Zone

• Open Ocean

This zone has more organisms than any other.

• Intertidal Zone

• Benthic

• Neritic Zone

• Open Ocean

Coral reefs and kelp forests are examples of this habitat zone.

• Neritic Zone

• Intertidal Zone

• Benthic

• Open Ocean

Salt marshes and estuaries are in this habitat zone.

• Open Ocean

• Benthos

• Intertidal Zone

• Neritic Zone

Is the zone between continental shelves. Is the largest of the habitat zones.

• Open Ocean

• Neritic Zone

• Intertidal Zone

• Nekton