OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
ECOLOGY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Open Ocean
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Estuary
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Deep Ocean
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Intertidal Zone/Beach
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Detailed explanation-1: -The intertidal zone is the area where the ocean meets the land between high and low tides.
Detailed explanation-2: -These transition zones are called ecotones, and when applied to where oceans meet the land, are referred to as the nearshore, which includes the intertidal or foreshore zone, the subtidal zone (to a depth of 10 meters), and for this lesson plan, also the backshore zone.
Detailed explanation-3: -Steep headlands and exposed rocky shores tend to host intertidal species that attach themselves to rocks, such as barnacles, anemones and tubeworms, as well as a variety of marine algae and kelps.
Detailed explanation-4: -Spray Zone. The spray zone is the upper part of the beach that occasionally gets splashed, but never gets covered by the ocean. High Intertidal Zone. Mid Intertidal Zone. Low Intertidal Zone. 13-May-2016