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WorksheetsOcean Unit Vocabulary
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
A biome is _______________________________________
all the living things in a small area.
a very large ecosystem.
all the members of one species in an area.
a role/ job of an organism.
Acidification
the action or process of making or becoming alkaline
the action of making something salty
the action or process of making or becoming acidic
the action of making something salty and acidic
Invasive
native to an area
not adaptable
not tending to spread and remaining non-agressive
tending to spread especially in a quick or aggressive manner
A group of the same type of organisms living in the same place at the same time.
threatened species
populations
abiotic factors
limiting factor
All of the populations that live in one area together
limiting factors
populations
community
speed limit
Habitat
the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism
the environment where animals live
a home for different animals
the coast along countries
Estuary
an area of land that borders the water
a semi enclosed area where freshwater from a river meets salty water from the ocean
the deepest part of the ocean
the water that borders a coral reef
The area between the high tide and low tide mark
intertidal zone
benthic zone
pelagic zone
abyssal zone
The entire bottom portion of the ocean
pelagic zone
abyssal zone
intertidal zone
benthic zone
A division of the benthic zone, the ocean bottom in deep water
intertidal
pelagic
abyssal zone
benthic
Any water in an ocean or lake that is neither near the shore nor near the bottom.
benthic
abyssal
intertidal
pelagic zone
The process by which radiation from a planet's atmosphere warms the planet's surface to a temperature above what it would be without this atmosphere.
ultra violet rays
ozone layer
greenhouse effect
radiation
Marine biomes are made up of:
lakes, rivers, and glaciers
mangroves, rivers, and lakes
the ocean, coral reefs, and mangroves
the ocean, coral reefs, and estuaries
