Marine Ecosystems (6/19/2024)

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15 questions
Answer the following questions by referring to the Google Slides Presentation.
Above is a graphic of the ocean and land. Label the zones below using the graphic and these words: benthic, neritic, intertidal, oceanic
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What is the ecosystem where freshwater and salt water are always mixing?

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What is the ecosystem called that is located in warm, shallow seas? This ecosystem provides homes to organisms such as sponges and sea anemone.

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In which ocean zone do organisms such as snails have to adapt to changing levels of water?

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Floating mats of algae called sargassums make up an ecosystem found in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. What is this ecosystem called?

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Which ocean life zone is located in the top layer of the ocean where there is a lot of sunlight? Corals live here.

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What is the ecosystem in the icy waters found in the Arctic ocean and around Antarctica called?

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What is one abiotic factor that affects the biotic factors in the ocean?

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Which ocean zone is located where the sea floor drops off and is the main part of the ocean?

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What does the temperature of the ocean do as the depth increases?

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Which ocean zone is located where the sea floor drops off quickly?

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What is the primary consumer of the marine ecosystem?