Ocean Habitats

What are the three zones of the ocean?

• open, closed, blue

• intertidal, neritic, open-ocean

• first, second, third

• benthos, nekton, plankton

This ocean zone begins at the highest high-tide line on land.

• neritic

• open-ocean

• intertidal

• tsunami

This ocean zone extends from the low-tide line out to the edge of the continental shelf.

• neritic

• intertidal

• blue

• open-ocean

This ocean zone lies beyond the edge of the continental shelf.

• neritic

• intertidal

• closed

• open-ocean

These are tiny algae and animals that float in the water and are carried by waves and currents.

• plankton

• benthos

• nekton

• food web

These are free-swimming animals that can move throughout the water column.

• plankton

• benthos

• nekton

• food web

These are organisms that inhabit the ocean floor.

• plankton

• benthos

• nekton

• food web

All the feeding relationships that exist in a habitat make up a...

• plankton

• benthos

• nekton

• food web