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Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD benthos Animals that inhabit the ocean floor are called nektonalgae plankton copepods 50/50 A CD B

Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD Abyssal plain The gently sloping, shallow ocean floor extending out from the edge of a continent is known as the Intertidal zone Continental shelf Continental slope A CD B 50/50

Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD Tide pools Two types of coastal wetlands are salt marshes and Mangrove forests Kelp forests Lagoons A CD B 50/50

Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD darkness Which of the following is not a reason exploring the deep zone is difficult? low salinity high water pressure cold temperature A CD B 50/50

Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD diatoms Free-swimming animals that move throughout the water column are called benthosplankton nekton A CD B 50/50

Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD Intertidal zone Coral reefs and kelp forests are usually found in the Deep zoneNeritic zone Open-ocean zone A CD B 50/50

Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD In coral reefs Hydrothermal vents are located In the deep zone In the intertidal zone In kelp forests A CD B 50/50

Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD Neritic zone The only part of the open ocean that receives enough sunlight to support algae growth is the Deep zoneIntertidal zone Surface zone A CD B 50/50

Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD Abyssal plain The continuous range of mountains that passes through all of Earth’s oceans is the Continental slope Mid-ocean ridge Continental shelf A CD B 50/50

Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD Oil and gas deposits Over time, heat and pressure transform some remains of dead organisms buried on the ocean floor into NodulesAtolls Mineral deposit A CD B 50/50

Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD neritic Organisms that live in the ___________ zone must be able to tolerate periods of being exposed to air open-oceandeep intertidal A CD B 50/50

Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD bioluminescence The farming of saltwater and freshwater organisms is called planktonaquaculture estuary A CD B 50/50

Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD bioluminescence Many deep-zone fishes use _____________ to attract prey. planktonaquaculture estuary A CD B 50/50

Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD abyssal plain The __________________ are the deepest places on the ocean floor continental shelf seamount trenches A CD B 50/50

Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD Algae ______ plankton form the base of the open-ocean food web PlantFish Animal A CD B 50/50

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