Ecosytems
Adaptations and Zones
Water
Tides
100
This has arrows and shows energy flow.
What is a food web
100
What is an adaptation
help an animal survive in its environment.
100
Cold water is more or less dense than warm water?
more dense
100
Does the sun or the moon have more pull on the tides?
Moon
200
In this food web, name a producer.
seaweed or phytoplankton
200
What is an adaptation a tide pool animal has?
variety of answers
200
salt water is more or less dense than fresh water?
more dense
200
How many high tides do we have each day?
two
300
If the crab were to go extinct, how would it affect the squid?
less food, squid would decrease
300
What is the second highest zone in the ocean called?
Twilight Zone
300
Why is the ocean salty
rivers erode rocks. the minerals from the rocks are carried to the ocean.
300
What kin of tide is it, when the sun moon and earth are all aligned?
Spring tide
400
Name one biotic and abiotic factor in a marine ecosytem
multiple answers
400
What is an adaptation an animal in the abyss might have?
bioluminescence, no bones.....
400
Why doesn't the earth run out of fresh water?
Water cycle is a closed system. Water changes forms but never leaves the atmosphere.
400
Point on earth closest to the moon.
Zenith
500
If the crab goes extinct how could this affect the leopard seal? Explain
Decrease in squid, then decrease in penguin...Leopard seal would have less food
500
Name one organism in the trenches or abyss
multiple answers
500
Why would water near the equator be more salty than water near the oregon coast?
Water in warmer areas evaporates more quickly, leaving salt behind.
500
point on the earth farthest from the moon
Nadir