Ocean Zones & Marine Ecology Quiz

What do we call the living parts of the ocean?

• Biotic
• Abiotic
• Photic
• Aphotic

Which of the following would be an abiotic factor in the ocean?

• Fish
• Crabs
• Salinity
• Dolphin

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The area between the high tide and the low tide is known as the ...

• Supratidal zone
• Intertidal zone
• Subtidal zone
• Aphotic zone

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

An area that receives no sunlight is called the...

• Biotic zone
• Abiotic zone
• Photic zone
• Aphotic zone

What marine zone includes the largest life zone in the ocean?

• Pelagic Zone
• Neritic Zone
• Intertidal Zone
• Supratidal Zone

What marine zone is 0-200 m below surface and receives the most sunlight, allowing it to support the most marine life?

• Epipelagic
• Mesopelagic
• Bathypelagic
• Hadalpelagic

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What marine zone has small amounts of light causing its inhabitants to evolve very large eyes to help them see and no plants live here?

• Epipelagic
• Mesopelagic
• Bathypelagic
• Hadalpelagic

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

In what marine zone is completely aphotic and many species use bioluminescence to help them hunt their prey?

• Epipelagic
• Mesopelagic
• Bathypelagic
• Hadalpelagic

What marine zone contains narrow valleys with high pressure and freezing temperatures with no sunlight?

• Epipelagic
• Mesopelagic
• Bathypelagic
• Hadalpelagic

The natural environment where an organism lives is called its...

• Organism
• Population
• Community
• Habitat