Intertidal Zones Quiz

What is another name for the intertidal zone?

• Subtidal zone

• Littoral zone

• Pelagic zone

• Abyssal zone

Which zone is only covered with water at high tide and is hotter and drier than the other two parts?

• Low tide zone

• Splash or spray zone

• Middle tide zone

• High tide zone

What is the main characteristic of the middle intertidal zone?

• It is always dry

• It is submerged and exposed for roughly equal amounts of time

• It is the zone farthest from the water

• It is covered by water when it is high tide

Which organism can completely seal their shells when the area gets dry in the intertidal zone?

• Mussels

• Limpets

• Periwinkles

• Barnacles

What is the main challenge to organisms in the intertidal zone related to the amount of rainfall received?

• Moisture

• Wave action

• Salinity

• Temperature

Which zone in the intertidal zone is referred to as the 'desert'?

• Splash or spray zone

• Upper intertidal zone

• Middle intertidal zone

• Lower intertidal zone

What is the main challenge to organisms in the intertidal zone related to the presence of carnivorous animals?

• Predation

• Salinity

• Temperature

• Wave action

What is the main threat to the intertidal zone ecosystem caused by humans?

• Predation

• Temperature

• Wave action

• Coastal development

Which zone in the intertidal zone is usually submerged in water and only gets dry and exposed to air during the lowest tides?

• Middle tide zone

• High tide zone

• Low tide zone

• Splash or spray zone

What is the main challenge to organisms in the intertidal zone related to the temperature?

• Wave action

• Temperature

• Salinity

• Predation