Three-quarters of the ocean floor lies within this zone
What is Abyssopelagic zone
100
Animal lacking backbone
What is I-N-V-E-R-T-E-B-R-A-T-E
100
an association between two organisms in which one benefits and the other derives neither benefit nor harm.
What is Commensalism
100
a place where communities of organisms live, in such a way that one habitat is recognizably the same for that type but equally recognizably different from another type.
What is a habitat?
100
plants get their energy from..
What is the sun?
200
Ocean zone that gets no sunlight
What is Aphotic or Midnight zone
200
Outer supporting covering of a body
What is E-X-O-S-K-E-L-E-T-O-N
200
A relationship between two different organisms in which one of them (parasite) harms the host
What is Parasitism
200
The forces of moon and sun on the sea level produce a twice daily (or once daily in some places) rise and fall
What are tides?
200
travels through food chains and webs
What is energy?
300
Ocean zone where there is limited sunlight penetration.
What is Twilight Zone or Mesopelagic Zone
300
the variety of life in a habitat or ecosystem
What is B-I-O-D-I-V-E-R-S-I-T-Y
300
A symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit
What is Mutualism
300
can be divided into coastal and open ocean habitats.
What are marine habitats?
300
first level of the food chain called
What is Primary Producers?
400
Ocean Zone where sunlight penetrates
What is the Pelagic Region?
400
light emission by many marine organisms
What is B-I-O-L-U-M-I-N-E-S-C-E-N-C-E
400
A relationship between two organisms of seperate species in which one organism (the predator) captures and feeds upon the other organism (the prey)
What is predation
400
home to a host of different species ranging from planktonic organisms that form the base of the marine food web to large marine mammals.
What is Marine Ecosystems?
400
the trophic level that must have the most amount of animals
What is Primary Producers?
500
the surface layer of the ocean
What is the epipelagic zone?
500
An organism that captures and consumes animals
What is Carnivore
500
A symbiotic relationship in which the interaction between either species or organisms, in which the fitness of one organism or species is lowered by the presence of another.
What is Competition
500
include oceans, salt marshes, intertidal zones, estuaries, lagoons, mangroves, coral reefs, the deep sea, and the sea floor.
What are marine ecosystems?
500
Trophic level that has the smallest amount of organisms