Marine Life Zone Review

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Across
  1. 2. zone that includes the entire ocean floor
  2. 3. deepest part of the ocean
  3. 5. below the upper intertidal zone
  4. 7. zone that is the entire ocean of water above sea bottom
  5. 8. place where an organism is typically found
  6. 10. any characteristic of an organism that enables it to live successfully in its environment
  7. 12. girl on page 9 of your notes packet
  8. 13. region of crashing waves along a sandy beach
  9. 14. wave splash zone on rocky beaches
  10. 16. organisms that inhabit the benthic zone
  11. 18. first name of wrestler on page 11 of your notes packet
  12. 19. zone located between high tide and low tide
  13. 21. zone of the ocean that light penetrates
  14. 22. relatively shallow part of the seafloor that adjoins continents
  15. 23. very productive zone of the ocean
Down
  1. 1. zone on the coast that remains underwater
  2. 3. nonliving components of an ecosystem
  3. 4. crab named after an insect on page 3 of your notes packet
  4. 6. pattern of distinct bands, or zone, of habitats along a coast
  5. 9. below the mid-intertidal zone
  6. 11. region that contains characteristic organisms that interact with one another and with their environment
  7. 12. zone above the intertidal zone, up to the sand dunes
  8. 15. zone below the photic zone, which is dark
  9. 17. long line of seaweed and debris deposited on the beach
  10. 20. shores made up of solid rock