NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The intertidal zone is a smaller zone found within the littoral zone and includes beaches and shores.

Detailed explanation-2: -The littoral zone of an ocean is the area close to the shore and extending out to the edge of the continental shelf. The intertidal zone of a beach is also part of the littoral zone.

Detailed explanation-3: -A littoral zone is the grassy, reedy, marshy perimeter along the banks of our waterways. Scientifically, a littoral zone is the transitional area between uplands and open water.

Detailed explanation-4: -Marine Ecosystems Ecologists typically divide the ocean into zones based on depth and distance from shore. Starting with the shallowest and closest to land, marine ecosystems include the intertidal zone, the coastal ocean, and the open ocean.

Detailed explanation-5: -The littoral region consists of three subzones called the supralittoral zone, the intertidal zone and the sublittoral zone.