Ocean Life Zones

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Ocean Life Zones
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Foldable
Front Cover
Fold Paper in Half Hamburger Style
Ocean Life Zones
Cut along dashed lines to create 5 flaps
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Foldable
Intertidal Zone
Neritic Zone
Turn your foldable sideways and label the sections
Ocean Life Zones
Benthic Zone
Bathyal Zone
Abyssal Zone
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On the back side of flapsList 3 types of
organisms that live in that particular zone and
draw a picture to represent the zone (You may
draw one of your organisms)
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Foldable InstructionsEVERYTHING IS COLORFUL!1.
Color Front Page. Please write title in color
color background.2. Color Info pages You may
write in pencil, but your background should be
colored and match the background color of Title
Tab.3. Name 3 organisms for each zone and draw a
picture on the back side of the tab (flap). The
entire foldable must be labeled and colored. You
will be graded on completion and neatness!
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1. Intertidal Zone

• Between high and low tide lines
• Changes a lot between water and dry land
  Difficult for animals and plants to survive
  because they must be able to live outside of
  water
• To avoid being washed out to sea, organisms
  (plants and animals) must attach themselves to
  the ground
• On the back side of the title flap name 3
  organisms that live in this zone and draw a
  picture.

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2. Neritic Zone

• Plenty of sunlight
• Low water pressure
• Constant temperature
• LOTS of organisms live here!
• On the back side of the title flap name 3
  organisms that live in this zone and draw a
  picture.

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3. Benthic Zone

• The benthic zone is the bottom of the water.
  Benthos refers to animals living in this zone
  (both on and near the sea floor).
• The benthic zone of the ocean is varied. There
  are mountains, trenches, volcanoes, flat muddy
  areas, sandy areas and rocky areas. There is a
  wide variety of life that makes its home on the
  ocean floor. Some organisms live in the mud, some
  crawl or swim along the bottom and some anchor
  themselves to the ocean floor.
• On the back side of the title flap name 3
  organisms that live in this zone and draw a
  picture.

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4. Bathyal Zone
4. Bathyal Zone

• Creatures such as this brittlestar, squid, and
  hatchetfish inhabit the bathyal zone, or
  mid-depths, between 2002,000 m (6606,600 ft).
• Some sunlight penetrates the upper bathyal zone
  down to about 1,000 m (3,300 ft). Here the water
  temperature may be about 5C (41F). No light
  reaches the dark zone beyond, where temperatures
  fall to -2C (28F).
• On the back side of the title flap name 3
  organisms that live in this zone and draw a
  picture.

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5. Abyssal Zone (midnight zone)
5. Abyssal Zone

• NO sunlight reaches this zone
• Some animals produce their own light
• Little food is available
• Very high water pressure
• Water temperature is very low/cold
• On the back side of the title flap name 3
  organisms that live in this zone and draw a
  picture.

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Organisms of Each Ocean Life Zone

• Intertidal hermit crab, sea star, mussels, sea
  urchin, barnacles
• Neritic Loggerhead sea turtle, mackerel, cod,
  kelp, Bottlenose dolphin
• Benthic sea urchins, sea cucumbers, crustaceans
  (shrimp, crab), squid, octopus
• Bathyal jellies, and crustaceans. Sperm whales
  can dive down into this zone when hunting giant
  squid.
• Abyssal Deep Sea Anglerfish, Giant Squid,
  Tripod Fish, Black Swallower

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