Marine Ecology 2
1. Oceans cover approximately ___________ % of the earth’s surface and average in depth at about _________
to __________ feet.
2. Those waters over the continental shelves are known as _____________ and range in depth from roughly
____________ to _____________.
3. The benthic regions occur at the ____________ .
4. The beach itself is referred to as the _____________ .
5. A region impacted by intermittent drying and flooding, with the accompanying variations in salinity and
temperature is the __________________.
6. The region that receives the greatest input of nutrients from adjacent terrestrial areas is the ____________.
7. A circulation pattern that brings deeper waters to the surface and thus increases primary productivity is an
__________________.
8. A _____________ is an underwater mountain that does not rise high enough to reach the surface and thus
form an island.
9. Sunlight penetrates the ____________, thus providing energy to drive primary productivity.
10. A part of the ocean which never sees the light of the sun are the waters of the _______________.
11. In terms of species abundance, a _______________ harbors perhaps the greatest diversity of any aquatic
biome.
12. as in a lake or pond, the ______________ is a range of depths over which there is a great change in
temperature.