quiz 10/8

Question 1

abyssopelagic zone

Answer 1

4000-6000 meters. also known as the aphotic or midnight zone

Question 2

aphotic zone

Answer 2

area of the ocean where light doesn’t reach

Question 3

bathypelagic zone

Answer 3

1000-4000. also known as aphotic or midnight zone

Question 4

benthic

Answer 4

bottom environment. animals living on or in the seabed

Question 5

biome

Answer 5

large ecosystem

Question 6

disphotic zone

Answer 6

zone where light doesn’t carry on photosynthesis. also known as the twilight zone

Question 7

epipelagic zone

Answer 7

upper layer for water. 0-200 meter. also known as the sunlight zone

Question 8

habitat

Answer 8

an environment in which an organism is found

Question 9

hadalpelagic zone

Answer 9

below 6000-deep ocean trenches. also known as the aphotic or midnight zone

Question 10

mesopelagic zone

Answer 10

200-1000 meters, disphotic or twilight zone

Question 11

nekton

Answer 11

free swimming organisms

Question 12

neritic province

Answer 12

waters over continental shelf. near shore zone

Question 13

oceanic province

Answer 13

waters beyond the continental shelf. open ocean zone

Question 14

pelagic

Answer 14

something to do with seas or ocean

Question 15

photic zone

Answer 15

lighted region of the ocean. photosynthesis can occur. sunlit zone

Question 16

plankton

Answer 16

small plant or animal that float or drift in the ocean

Question 17

province

Answer 17

area or region