| A | B |
|---|
| Biotic | living organisms |
| Abiotic | non-living things that help organisms live ex: Sunlight and water |
| phytoplankton, zooplankton and jellyfish are referred to as floaters because they hang out | close to the surface |
| A group of marine organisms that swim freely ex dolphins and fish | Nekton |
| BOTTOM DWELLERS - crabs, lobsters, clams | Benthos |
| Ocean water above the continental shelf | Neritic |
| 99% light /photosynthesis occurs in the _____ zone | Photic |
| 1% visible light (twilight zone) most bio luminescent organisms | Disphotic |
| Midnight zone - NO light Most of the Ocean (75%) | Aphotic |
| Zone found in deep trenches | Hadal |
