Ocean Zones: p. 476
Draw and label the continental shelf and the continental slope.
Label the high and low tide lines.
Label the Intertidal zone, Neritic Zone, and the Open-ocean Zone.
Label the layers of the Open-ocean Zone.
Life in the Ocean p. 479
1. How do scientists classify organisms? _________________________________________
2. What are the three categories of ocean organisms? _____________________, _______________,
& __________________
Draw an ocean picture that has one of each category of organism. Place the organism in the correct
area according to where that organism lives.
Relationships Among Organisms and Food Webs p. 480
3. Like plants, algae use sunlight to produce their own food through __________________________.
4. If an organism produces its own food, it is called a ____________________________.
5. Plankton and benthos, as well as all ______________________, eat either algae or other
_______________.
6. They are called ______________________________.
7. Some organisms break down wastes and the remains of other _______________________.
8. They are called ___________________________.
9. Define food web ________________________________________________________________
10. Food webs depend directly or indirectly on _______________________________.
Draw an ocean food web using 4 organisms. Label each picture and draw it in the proper area.