NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The intertidal zone is the area where the ocean meets the land between high and low tides. A tide pool within Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Intertidal zones exist anywhere the ocean meets the land, from steep, rocky ledges to long, sloping sandy beaches and mudflats that can extend for hundreds of meters.

Detailed explanation-2: -The intertidal zone (sometimes referred to as the littoral zone) is the area that is exposed to the air at low tide and underwater at high tide (the area between the low and high tide lines). This area can include many different types of habitats, including steep rocky cliffs, sandy beaches, or wetlands.

Detailed explanation-3: -The intertidal zone can be further divided into three zones: high tide, middle tide, and low tide. The high tide zone is only submerged at high tide and is hotter and drier as a result. The middle tide zone is submerged and exposed for equal amounts of time.

Detailed explanation-4: -Upper Intertidal Zone. As the Spray Zone reaches toward the water, it overlaps with the Upper Intertidal. The Upper Intertidal is covered by water only briefly during the highest tides. Calothrix, one of the cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) thrives here.