Ocean Zones

​between high and low tide

enviroment often changes and is harsh due to currents​

​intertidal zone

area over contintental shelf​

most diverse(different forms) of life​

​the rest of the zones are part of oceanic from surface level (top) to bottom of the ocean

photic=sunlight​

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​disphotic or twilight zone

mesopelagic:

​ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkfTSlTnaBQ

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aphotic/midnight​ or no light

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​eat other living things to survive

consumers

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create own food! (photosynthesis)

producers

floaters​ or bad swimmers

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​ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjnYJVKysfo

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photosynthesis

producer​

phytoplankton

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​eats other living things

consumer​

zooplankton​

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must live in photic zone

shallow/coasts

basis of food web ​

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​larva stage

meroplankton

​most of lives as plankton

holoplankton

reptiles, mammals, fish, arthropods, mollusk​

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reptiles

mammals

arthropods

mollusks

benthos: bottom feeder

​cant move!

sessile

move!

vagrant