| A | B |
|---|
| Pelagic | water environment |
| Photic | 0-100m, lots of light |
| Disphotic | transition zone, little light |
| Aphotic | below 1000m, no light |
| Benthic | ocean floor environment |
| Intertidal | shoreline, high tide to low tide |
| Neritic | low tide point to shelf edge |
| Bathyl | deep ocean floor, shelf edge to 4000m |
| Abyssal | ocean floor below 4000m |
| Plankton | group of organisms that drift with ocean currents |
| Nekton | swimmers, capable of movement independent of ocean currents |
| Phytoplankton | drifting plant life |
| Zooplankton | drifting animal life |
| Benthos | group of organisms living in or on the ocean floor |
| Plankton | jellyfish is an example of this group of organisms |
| Nekton | the whale shark is an example of this group of organisms |
| Benthos | a flounder is an example of this group of organisms |
| Chemosynthetic bacteria | food source around hydrothermal vent communities |
| Photic | only layer where photosynthesis can occur |
| Prior-Practice-Prevents-Poor-Performance | "The 5 P's" |
| Plankton, Nekton, Benthos | Name the 3 groups of oceanic life forms |
| Phytoplankton, Zooplankton, Bacterioplankton | Name 3 types of plankton |
| Photic, Disphotic, Aphotic | Name the 3 layers of the pelagic environment |
| Intertidal, Neritic, Bathyl, Abyssal | Name the 4 layers of the benthic environment |
