Chapter 12.5 Review Questions Oceanography

Neritic marine environments would be found ________.

• associated with continental shelves

• at mid-ocean ridges

• deep in the ocean basin

• in subduction zones

The euphotic zone is confined to the ________.

• abyssopelagic zone

• bathypelagic zone

• epipelagic zone

• mesopelagic zone

• neritic province

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Organisms of the mesopelagic zone are characterized by ________.

• bioluminescence and large, sensitive eyes

• bioluminescence only

• large, insensitive eyes

• lack of pigmentation

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Organisms with small bodies, extremely large mouths, and sharp teeth are likely to be found in the ________.

• bathypelagic zone

• epipelagic zone

• intertidal zone

• neritic province

The sublittoral (subtidal) zone is the area ________.

• above the highest tide

• below the intertidal zone on the continental shelf

• between the highest high tide and the lowest low tide

• beyond the continental shelf

The ________ zone is from the surface to a depth of 200 meters.

• epipelagic

• mesopelagic

• bathypelagic

• abyssopelagic

The ________ zone includes all the deepest parts of the ocean below 4000 meters.

• epipelagic

• mesopelagic

• bathypelagic

• abyssopelagic

The ________ zone has no light, and it exists below about 1000 meters (3300 feet).

• euphotic

• disphotic

• aphotic

• epiphotic

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

The ________ zone extends from a depth of 200 to 4000 meters and corresponds generally to the continental slope.

• bathyal

• abyssal

• littoral

• hadal

The zone that extends from the surface to a depth where enough light still exists to support photosynthesis is called the ________ zone.

• aphotic

• disphotic

• euphotic

• hyperphotic

• hypophotic

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6