Ocean Zones and Marine Habitats

A large-area ecosystem with similar characteristics is called a...

• Biome

• Ecosystem

• Community

• Habitat

Two major divisions or regions in the marine biome are the Pelagic (water) and ______________ (bottom).

• Benthic

• Oceanic

• Intertidal

• Photic

The largest region of the marine world is the _________________ environment.

• Benthic

• Pelagic

• Littoral Zone

• BEach

The pelagic environment is divided into major horizontal zones: the neritic and ______________ .

• Neritic

• Littoral

• Oceanic

• Photic Zone

The province includes the water and life over the continental shelf.

• Neritic

• Littoral Zone

• Oceanic

• Photic Zone

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The province over the open ocean that includes nearly 90 percent of the ocean waters.

• Neritic Province

• Intertidal Zone

• Oceanic Province

• Photic Zone

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Photosynthesis takes place in the lighted region of the ocean, which is known as the _____________________ .

• Aphotic Zone

• Photic Zone

• Littoral Zone

• Ocean Zone

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Oysters, coral, and sponges are ________________ animals

• Benthic

• Planktonic

• Nekton

• Pelagic

The jellyfish and the Portuguese man-of-war are large _________________ that float or drift with the currents.

• Benthos

• Plankton

• Nekton

Fish, squid, and whales are free-swimming organisms called ____________________.

• Benthos

• Plankton

• Nekton