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The Marine Biome
Oceans
As you
go deeper
into the
ocean,
you pass
through
four
distinct
ZONES,
each with
its own
distinct
character
-istics,
plants
and
wildlife
These things live
where only the highest
tides reach:
Here, the _____________
The ocean meets land at the
_____________________________
and ______________
move in and out
What lives in areas
usually underwater during
only high tide?
The waters further from the land,
basically the open ocean, are called the:
______________________________
Below the pelagic zone, but not the very
deepest parts of the ocean are called the:
______________________________
Which kinds of animals
are almost always
underwater?
Flora (plants):
Fauna (animals):
Flora (plants):
Fauna (animals):
At the bottom of this zone you can find:
The water here is very, very __________
The deep ocean is called the
_________________________
What is important about the Chemosynthetic
bacteria found here? (it has to do with the food
web…)
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Found in ________________,
Coral Reefs
____________________ water
The main organisms found in coral
reefs are _______________.
Coral gets its nutrition through
_________________________.
Corals are made up of both
________________________ and
____________________________.
What other kinds of species live in and around coral reefs?
Estuaries
Estuaries are where ______________________ merge
with _________________.
This mixing results in varying
concentrations of ___________.
Macroflora found here include:
Microflora like ____________ is
found here.
Fauna (animals) found here
include: