Marine Zones and Their Characteristics

Marine Zones and Their Characteristics

Assessment

Interactive Video

Biology

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

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The video tutorial focuses on the marine environment, explaining aquatic biomes, which are divided into freshwater and marine types. The marine environment is further divided into zones: intertidal, neritic, and oceanic, each with unique characteristics. The video also covers light zones within the oceanic zone, such as epipelagic, mesopelagic, and bathypelagic, and discusses the ocean floor and the organisms inhabiting these zones.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary factor that differentiates freshwater biomes from marine biomes?

Sunlight

Depth

Salinity

Temperature

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which zone is known for having tides and is home to plankton?

Neritic Zone

Abyssal Zone

Intertidal Zone

Oceanic Zone

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the neritic zone often referred to as due to its biodiversity?

Rainforest of the Sea

Desert of the Sea

Tundra of the Sea

Savannah of the Sea

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which zone is characterized by the presence of large marine mammals?

Intertidal Zone

Neritic Zone

Benthic Zone

Oceanic Zone

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for the fully lit zone in the oceanic zone?

Aphotic

Dysphotic

Mesophotic

Euphotic

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which light zone is known as the 'twilight zone'?

Bathypelagic Zone

Mesopelagic Zone

Abyssal Zone

Epipelagic Zone

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In which zone are ocean trenches typically found?

Benthic Zone

Mesopelagic Zone

Hadal Zone

Epipelagic Zone

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