Marine Zones & Ecology

Abiotic factors are all the ______ components in the ecosystem

• Living

• Nonliving

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Biotic factors are all the ______ components in the ecosystem

• Living

• Nonliving

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Which of the following is a biotic factor?

• Phytoplankton

• Sunlight

• Sediment

• Salinity

• Water

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which of the following is an abiotic factor?

• Dolphin

• Sea Turtle

• Algae

• Archaebacteria

• Rocks

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A ____ is a region that contains organisms interacting with their environment

• Intertidal zone

• Subtidal zone

• Oceanic zone

• Life zone

• Neritic Zone

The ____ is a region that extends beyond the continental shelf

• Intertidal zone

• Subtidal zone

• Oceanic zone

• Life zone

• Neritic Zone

The ____ is located between high and low tide enduring fluctuating wet and dry climates

• Intertidal zone

• Subtidal zone

• Oceanic zone

• Life zone

• Neritic Zone

The ____ lies beyond the subtidal zone above the continental shelf; known for commercial fishing and lots of plankton

• Intertidal zone

• Subtidal zone

• Benthic zone

• Supratidal zone

• Neritic Zone

The ____ consists of everything from the high tide strandline up to the sand dunes

• Intertidal zone

• Subtidal zone

• Benthic zone

• Supratidal zone

• Neritic Zone

Which part of the oceanic zone receives NO light?

• Photic

• Aphotic

• Biotic

• Abiotic