Ocean
The________ zone is covered by wave spray only during the highest spring tides.
Splash or Supralittoral
Name the group of organisms that live on the sea floor?
Benthos
All suspension feeders use _____ to bring water and food to them
cilia
How many oceans are on Earth? List ALL of the oceans
five oceans
Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific and Southern
The_______ zone is covered and uncovered with seawater once or twice a day as the water level changes between high and low tides.
littoral or interidal
________ animals live on the ocean floor
Epifauna
Define Inflauna
Animals living buried in the sediments of the ocean floor
Name all of the continents on Earth
There are seven continents: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America and South America
The_________ zone is below low-tide levels and extends out over the continental shelf
sublittoral or subtidal
________ plants live on the ocean floor
Epiflora
Benthic organisms either live on or in the_______
seafloor
Define Photosynthesis
the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water.
The _______ and _________ zones are areas of complete darkness
abyssal zone and bathyal
Climatic conditions within the littoral zone vary depending on _______
latitude and season
Seaweeds grow attached to _______ and cannot grow attached to sandy bottoms
rocks
Define Oceanography
the branch of science that deals with the physical and biological properties and phenomena of the sea.