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Tide Pools Habitats

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name

Class

Date

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

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

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.

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

10.

Animals in tidepools must keep from drying out during?

Low tide

high tide

tsunami

new moon

11.

Variability among living organisms:

Diversity

Succession

Keystone

Climax community

12.

Shallow pools of seawater that form on the rocky intertidal shore, usually at low tide.

Tide pools

Bays

Lagoons

Estuaries

13.

Strong fibers made of protein secreted from special glands in the foot of the mussel

byssal threads

holdfasts

fastholds

glue

14.

Which of the following words means to "dry out"?

desiccate

detritus

determinate

dextrose

15.

Which of the following does NOT affect animals living in a tide pool?

Changing tides

Temperatures

Salinity

16.

Most intertidal plants and animals experience a time of stress during

high tide

low tide

intermediate tides

spring tide

17.

Small pools of water left behind after the tide goes out

piddles

tide pools

crab pods

epifauna pools

18.

Why is the rocky shore important

to collect plastic

to give birds a place to swim

This habitat also provides lots of food for fish and humans

19.

What is a rocky shore

A shore that is rocky

the west coast of america

a beach with plastic

an intertidal area that consists of solid rocks

20.

The intertidal zone can be divided by how many zones

21.

What are some problems associated with low tide?

Waves crashing on shore may affect an organism's ability to hold on.

Organisms may dry out due to lack of water.

Organisms are exposed to direct sunlight.

All of the above.

22.

The intertidal zone of oceans

surrounds continents

is on the coastline

has tides that rise and fall each day

is the open ocean

23.

Organisms that live in the intertidal zone of a marine ecosystem must be able to

withstand tremendous pressure.

survive in complete darkness.

conduct photosynthesis.

survive both underwater and when not covered by water.

24.

2) 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.

25.

How do animals benefit from teh rocky shore

they can get hunted by humans

it gives them a place for shelter and food

Birds can eat the plastic there

26.

Bald eagles live in the rocky shore

true

false

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Tide Pools Habitats

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

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