The Ocean Zones

Which ocean zone allows plants to grow??

• midnight zone

• photic zone

• twilight zone

• intertidal zone

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

the area between the high tide and the low tide mark

• benthic zone
• intertidal zone
• pelagic zone
• abyssal zone

the water area between the low tide mark and the edge of the continental shelf

• nautical zone
• benthic zone
• nueston zone
• neritic zone

the open water area beyond the continental shelf

• oceanic zone
• tidal zone
• bahyal zone
• abyssal zone

MOST sealife lives in the:

• Photic zone

• Twilight zone

• Midnight zone

• Deep zone

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The aphotic zone is

• the ocean's dark lower layer where photosynthesis cannot occur
• the sunlit upper layer of the ocean where photosynthesis occurs
• on the bottom of lakes, streams, and oceans.
• where benthos are found

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Look at the picture: Which zone is the Intertidal Zone?

• A

• B

• C

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Look at the picture: Which part is the neritic zone?

• A

• B

• C

Look at the picture: Which part is the oceanic zone?

• A

• B

• C

What is the process in which plants use sunlight to create energy?

• Photography
• Pennsylvania
• Cholorophyll
• Photosynthesis

Tags

8E.1.2