ocean habitats
What type of habitat is made up of colorful structures built by tiny animals called coral
Coral reef
What is a thick layer of fat that helps some animals stay warm in cold water?
Blubber
In which ocean zone can sunlight reach and plants can grow?
Sunlight zone
What type of animal is a dolphin?
Mammal
In which habitat do trees grow in salty water and help protect coastlines?
Mangrove
What adaptions help fish breath underwater?
Gills
What is the zone called where it is not completely dark, and some light comes througt?
Twilight zone
What is the name of the hard outer shell that protects crabs and shelters?
Exoskeleton
What is a underwater forest made of large seaweed called?
Kelp forest
What do we call the ability of some sea animals to change the color to blend in with their surrounding?
Camouflage
What is the deepest part of the ocean called where no light reache?
Midnight zones
What type of animals is a shark classified as?
Fish
What type of ocean habitat is very deep and dark, with creatures that glow in the dark?
Deep sea
What adaptions helps sea turtles to swim a long distances in the ocean?
Flippers
Which ocean zone contains most of the ocean’s biodiversity
Sunlight zone
Which group of animals uses lungs to breathe air instead of gills?
Mammals
What sandy area is often found along the shore where you can build sandcastles?
Sandy beach
What is the special adaptation that allows some fish to produce electricity?
Electric organ
What zones starts 1,000 meters deep and is home to many bioluminescent creatures?
Twilight zone
What do we call the group of animals that includes shrimp and crabs that have jointed legs?
Crustanceans