Marine Life
Benthos are usually this type of animal that does not have a backbone.
What are invertebrates?
A gently sloping area of the ocean floor that extends outward from the shoreline
What is the Continental Shelf?
The continuous flow of ocean water in a certain direction
What is a current?
The main cause of global surface currents
What is wind?
Production of light by living organisms
What is bioluminescence?
Relating to an ocean zone located between high and low-tide lines
What is Intertidal?
The two types of ocean currents
What are deep ocean & surface currents?
The warmest layer of the ocean
What is the surface layer?
A tiny algae and animals that float in the surface zone
What is Plankton?
Relating to the zone that extends from the edge of the continental shelf and covers the entire open ocean
What is Oceanic?
A strong flow of water that returns seaward perpendicular to the shore
Wind tends to move in these patterns
What are circular patterns or gyres?
Free-swimming organisms
An area of water on the ocean floor that has high salinity
What is a Brine Pool?
A movement of water caused by waves that strike the shore at an angle
What is a longshore current?
Most fish belong to this group of marine life
What is nekton?
Organisms that inhabit the ocean floor
What are Benthos?
Relating to the area of the ocean that extends from the low-tide line out to the edge of the continental shelf
What is Neritic?
A movement that transfers energy from point to point through matter
What is a wave?
This type of organism is the base of ocean food webs
What is plankton?