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science test 10/17

science test on oceans (water) and bio-indicators

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The gas that dissolves most easily into water is... CO2
continental shelf shoreline-open ocean
continental slope end of continental shelf-flattest part of the ocean floor
continental rise base of slope
abyssal plain broad flat part of deep-ocean basin
mid-ocean ridges mountains which then create crack called rift zone
rift zone filled with magma and is rigid
ocean trenches huge cracks in deep-ocean basin
seamounts individual mountains. if forms above sea level it is volcanic island
plankton free floating, microscopic, plants/animals
nekton actively swim freely
benthos live at bottom of ocean such as crab and clams
food chain energy from one organism to another
food web feeding relationships between organisms
intertidal zone where ocean meets the land and animals have to be able to live in land and water such as coral reefs
neritic zone deeper water b/c the floor is sloping downward
oceanic zone sharp drop of floor which contains the open ocean. fish, sharks, and whales live here
benthic zone ocean floor, very cold, energy from thermal vents, angler fish
What does the oceans surface temper depend on? latitude and time of the year
What technologies do scientist use to study underwater? sonar and satellite
can toxins enter a frogs body and why? yes, b/c they have permeable skin
list some biological indicators macrophytes, invertebrates, and fish
macrophyte large benthic worm
estuary where fresh water goes into an ocean
Created by: numnum
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