Pelagic Zone

• E is the Oceanic Zone

• E is the Pelagic Zone

• E is the Subtidal Zone

• E is the Abyssal Pelagic Zone

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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Where would you expect to find the coldest water?

• Abyssal Pelagic Zone

• Oceanic Zone

• Supratidal Zone

• Neritic Zone

Upper layer of water extending to depth of 200 meters; in the photic or sunlit zone

• neritic zone

• hadalpelagic zone

• mesopelagic zone

• epipelagic zone

Select all zones that are PHOTIC (receives ample sunlight):

• Oceanic

• Neritic

• Hadalpelagic

• Epipelagic

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

As oceans become deeper, the water pressure ___________________.

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

Organisms that live in the water column (either swimming or drifting):

• pelagic

• benthic

• detritivores

• neritic

The correct order of ocean zones from the surface to the trenches:

• epipelagic, bathypelagic, mesopelagic, abyssopelagic, hadopelagic

• epipelagic, mesopelagic, bathypelagic, hadopelagic, abyssopelagic

• epipelagic, mesopelagic, bathypelagic, abyssopelagic, hadopelagic

• mesopelagic, epipelagic, bathypelagic, abyssopelagic, hadopelagic

Which of the following zones is known for having the highest biodiversity in the pelagic zone?

• Epipelagic zone

• Mesopelagic zone

• Bathypelagic zone

• Abyssopelagic zone

What is the primary source of energy for organisms living in the epipelagic zone?

• Hydrothermal vents

• Photosynthesis

• Chemosynthesis

• Decomposition

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

In which pelagic zone does bioluminescence become a common adaptation for survival?

• Epipelagic zone

• Mesopelagic zone

• Bathypelagic zone

• Abyssopelagic zone

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