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What is the photic zone?

  • Ocean zone that receives sunlight, broken down into two sub zones (correct)
  • Zone that is made up of the ocean floor
  • Benthic zone that inlcudes the ocean floor in the trenches
  • Zone that covers most of the ocean basin
  • What is the euphotic zone?

    Ocean light zone that receives enough sunlight for photosynthesis to occur

    Describe the disphotic zone.

    Ocean light zone that receives enough sunlight for organisms to see but not enough for them to do photosynthesis

    What characterizes the aphotic zone?

    <p>Ocean light zone that receives no sunlight</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the benthic zone?

    <p>Zone that is made up of the ocean floor</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What defines the intertidal zone?

    <p>Benthic zone that is sometimes submerged and sometimes dry</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Describe the sublittoral zone.

    <p>Benthic zone that is on the continental shelf</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is another name for the littoral zone?

    <p>Intertidal zone (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the abyssal zone?

    <p>Benthic zone that covers most of the ocean basin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What defines the hadal zone?

    <p>Benthic zone that includes the ocean floor in the trenches</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Describe the bathyal zone.

    <p>Benthic zone that is on the continental slope</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the neritic zone?

    <p>Ocean zone above the continental shelf</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the oceanic zone refer to?

    <p>Waters beyond the continental shelf</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What defines the abyssopelagic zone?

    <p>Waters above the benthic abyssal zone, 4,000m-6,000m</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Describe the hadalpelagic zone.

    <p>Water zone found in the deep sea trenches, below 6,000m</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the epipelagic zone?

    <p>Water zone at the surface of the ocean, also known as the euphotic zone, 0-200m deep</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Describe the mesopelagic zone.

    <p>Water zone below the surface layer, also known as the disphotic zone, 200-1,000m deep</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What defines the bathypelagic zone?

    <p>Water zone that is below the mesopelagic zone, it is the first zone that is aphotic, 1,000m to 4,000m</p> Signup and view all the answers

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