Intertidal Communities

Organisms include clams, crabs, barnacles, and  mussels.

• intertidal zone
• benthic zone
• open-ocean zone
• pelagic zone

The intertidal zone includes organisms that have ________________________

• adapted to the open ocean environment.
• the ability to inhabit many different ocean zones.
• Animal adaptations include migration throughout the worlds oceans.
• adaptations that include burying, hiding and protective shells

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

This is the zone between high-tide and low-tide (literally means between tides)

• Twilight Zone
• Neretic Zone
• Open-ocean Zone
• Intertidal Zone

As ocean water in a tide pool warms and evaporates, the remaining water becomes

• cooler
• saltier
• calmer
• darker

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Many organisms that live in the rocky intertidal zone are adapted to cling to the rocks to withstand the

• pounding of the waves.
• changes in salinity.
• periods of being underwater and exposed to air.
• changes in density.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What is the daily rising and falling of ocean waters along Earth's coastal areas called?

• waves
• tides
• currents
• estuaries

When are low tide organisms exposed to air?

• during high tide

• during mid tide

• during low tide

A narrow band where the ocean meets land

• intertidal zone
• abyssal zone
• littoral zone

Another name for the intertidal zone.

• Littoral zone

• splash zone

• high tide zone

• low tide zone

Animals in tidepools must keep from drying out during?

• Low tide

• high tide

• tsunami

• new moon