Oceans
What is the largest ocean?
The pacific ocean
Name 3 layers/zones of the ocean.
intertidal zone
sunlit zone
twilight zone
dark zone
abyss
What is bioluminescence? How does it help animals survive?
What are plankton?
tiny drifters that can't swim
How many oceans are there?
5
What is the northern most ocean?
What is the name of the uppermost light zone?
sunlit zone
What is schooling? How does it help animals survive?
Schooling is when sea life travel in a group, it protects them by scaring predators and protecting them from predators
In which layer/zone of the ocean are most plankton found?
sunlit zone
plankton
What is the southern most ocean?
The Southern ocean
What are the deepest areas of the ocean?
trenches
What is countershading? How does it help animals survive?
Countershading is when an animal's belly is white and their backs are dark, it helps them survive by helping them blend in when seen from above or below
What is the base of all ocean food webs?
plankton
What is bycatch fishing?
-when fishers catch animals they didn't mean to catch
-40% thrown back in the ocean
Is low tide or high tide always covered by water?
low tide
What is the name of the zone where there is little sunlight so animals use bioluminescence?
Twilight zone
What is filter feeding? How does it help animals survive?
Filter feeding is when animals eat by keeping their mouths open and straining out food, this helps animals because they don't have to chase down and hunt prey
What are zooplankton?
tiny animals (consumers)
About what percent of earth is covered by oceans?
70%
Which zone of the ocean involves crashing waves, changing temperatures, changing moisture and changing salinity?
Intertidal zone
What is streamlining? How does it help animals survive?
Streamlining is when animals have a pointed, bullet shape nose, it helps them survive by helping them cut through/swim through water easily
What are phytoplankton?
small plants (producers that go through photosynthesis)
List 3 adaptations of animals who live in the intertidal zone.
1. hard shells
2. attach to surfaces
3. burrowing
4. breathe water and air