Marine Life Zones

Where is most life in the ocean found?

• In aphotic zones that receive little/no sunlight

• In photic zones that receive sunlight

This is the zone where the water is constantly changing and moving.

• Neritic

• Intertidal

• Oceanic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Area located between high and low tide boundaries:

• Strandline

• Intertidal zone

• Supratidal zone

• Subtidal zone

Zone in the Ocean that receives sunlight

• Aphotic

• Photic

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Zone in the ocean that does NOT receive sunlight

• Aphotic

• Photic

The beach zone that is ALWAYS underwater

• Intertidal

• Supratidal

• Subtidal

• Strandline

Which zone has more life due to upwelling of nutrients?

• Neritic

• Oceanic

• Benthic

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Name an organism that can live in the intertidal zone of a sandy beach.

Which zone is rich in nutrient due to upwelling?

• intertidal

• neritic

• open ocean

Specific area or type of environment in which an organism is found

• nertitic

• habitat

• aphotic

• plankton