chapter 13 section c

Question 1

Plants and animals that live on a beach between the low and high tide limits occupy the __________ __________. Everyday it is underwater for part of the time and exposed to wait for the rest as ocean tides come in and go out.

Answer 1

intertidal zone

Question 2

Marine organisms in the _________ or _________ zone live between the low tide mark at the shore and the edge of the continental shelf.

Answer 2

littoral; neritic

Question 3

bottom-dwelling animals and plants

Answer 3

benthic organisms

Question 4

things that aren’t attached and don’t live on the bottom of the sea

Answer 4

pelagic organisms

Question 5

behind the continental shelves and at depths greater than 100-200 m, oceanographers divide life zones by _________ and __________.

Answer 5

depth, location