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Ocean Environments
the BIG idea
The ocean supports life and contains natural resources.
11.1 Ocean coasts support plant and animal life.
11.2 Conditions differ away from shore.
11.3 The ocean contains natural resources.
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11.1
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KEY CONCEPT
Ocean coasts support plant and animal life.
Organisms in the intertidal zone are covered by water
during high tide and exposed to the air during low tide.
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habitat
intertidal zone
estuary
wetland
intertidal zone
SIMULATION
See which plants and
animals live in different
ocean environments.
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11.1
KEY CONCEPT
CHAPTER HOME
Ocean coasts support plant and animal life.
Organisms in the intertidal zone are covered by water
during high tide and exposed to the air during low tide.
VOCABULARY
habitat
intertidal zone
high tide mark
estuary
wetland
low tide mark
• Fresh water and salt water mix in estuaries.
• Salt marshes and mangrove forests form along coasts.
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11.2
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KEY CONCEPT
Conditions differ away from shore.
VOCABULARY
coral reef
kelp forest
phytoplankton
hydrothermal vent
near shore
environment
open ocean
SIMULATION
See which plants and
animals live in different
ocean environments.
VISUALIZATION
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Examine the life found at
hydrothermal vents.
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11.2
CHAPTER HOME
KEY CONCEPT
Conditions differ away from shore.
The waters near shore
support more life than
any other part of the
ocean.
Life in the open ocean is
more spread out. The
surface zone is lit by the
Sun. The deep zone is
dark.
VOCABULARY
coral reef
kelp forest
phytoplankton
hydrothermal vent
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11.3
KEY CONCEPT
CHAPTER HOME
The ocean contains natural resources.
Living ocean resources include seafood and algae.
Overfishing and pollution threaten ocean environments.
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overfishing
by-catch
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11.3
KEY CONCEPT
CHAPTER HOME
The ocean contains natural resources.
Nonliving ocean resources include oil, natural gas, and
minerals.
VOCABULARY
overfishing
by-catch
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11.1
KEY CONCEPT
CHAPTER HOME
Ocean coasts support plant and animal life.
I. Ocean coasts support plant and animal life.
A. Ocean waters contain many environments.
B. The shoreline supports many plants and
animals.
C. Fresh water and salt water meet on coasts.
VOCABULARY
habitat
intertidal zone
estuary
wetland
1. Salt Marshes
2. Mangrove Forests
D. Human activity affects shorelines.
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11.2
KEY CONCEPT
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Conditions differ away from shore.
II. Conditions differ away from shore.
A. Ocean environments change with depth and
distance from shore.
B. The waters near shore support diverse life
forms.
VOCABULARY
coral reef
kelp forest
phytoplankton
hydrothermal vent
1. Coral Reefs
2. Kelp Forests
C. Environments in the open ocean change with
depth.
1. Surface Zone
2. Deep Zone
D. New discoveries about ocean life continue.
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11.3
KEY CONCEPT
CHAPTER HOME
The ocean contains natural resources.
III. The ocean contains natural resources.
A. The ocean supports living resources.
VOCABULARY
overfishing
by-catch
1. Seafood and Algae
2. Overfishing and By-Catch
3. Saltwater Aquaculture
B. The ocean contains nonliving resources.
1. Energy Resources
2. Minerals and Rocks
C. Pollution affects the ocean.
1. Preventing Ocean Pollution
2. Global Pollution Problems
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