marine zones

Question 1

name and define the littoral zone

Answer 1

its boundaries are from high tide to low tide mark and is found in an intertial environment

Question 2

name and define the sublittoral zone

Answer 2

its boundaries are from 0-200m and its found on the continental shelf

Question 3

name and describe the bathyal zone

Answer 3

this zones goes from 200- 2000/3000m and is found in the continental slope and rise

Question 4

name and define the abyssal zone

Answer 4

ranges from depths of 2000/3000- 6000m in the abyssal plain

Question 5

name and define the hadal zone

Answer 5

depths of 6000m+ and is commonly found in the trnches

Question 6

name the 5 benthic zones

Answer 6

littoral, sublitoral, bathyal, abyssal, hadal

Question 7

name the 5 pelagic zones

Answer 7

epipelagic, mesopelagic, bathypelagic, abyssopelagic, hadopelagic

Question 8

define the epipelagic zone

Answer 8

from 0-200m

Question 9

define the mesopelagic zone

Answer 9

the zone is within the boundaries of 200-1000m

Question 10

define bathypelagic zone

Answer 10

the zone within the boundaries of 1000-4000m

Question 11

define the abyssopelagic zone

Answer 11

within the boundaries of 4000-6000m

Question 12

define the hadopelagic zone

Answer 12

found in the boundaries of 6000m +

Question 13

the pelagic zone is talking about the…

Answer 13

water column

Question 14

the benthic zones refer to the…

Answer 14

sea floor