Test Review Flashcards
1
Q
Two pelagic provinces?
A
Neritic and Oceanic
2
Q
Two benthic provinces?
A
Subneritic and Suboceanic
3
Q
Sunlight zone?
A
Epipelagic Zone
4
Q
Twilight zone?
A
Mesopelagic Zone
5
Q
Midnight zone?
A
Bathypelagic Zone
6
Q
Abyss zone?
A
Abyssopelagic Zone
7
Q
Hadal Zone?
A
Trenches
8
Q
3 types of marine organisms?
A
Plankton, Nekton, Benthos
9
Q
Why are nekton unable to move throughout the entire ocean?
A
Temperature, Salinity, Viscosity, and nutrients availability.
10
Q
3 Types of Benthic?
A
Epifauna, Infauna, and Nektonbenthos.
11
Q
Euphotic?
A
Upper region - most sunlight
12
Q
Disphotic?
A
Below Euphotic - some sunlight
13
Q
Aphotic?
A
Lowest - no sunlight
14
Q
Stenothermal?
A
Tolerate only a small range of temperatures
15
Q
Eurythermal?
A
Tolerate a larger range of temperatures
