Oceanography Questions
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Earth's oceans contain large, looped systems of surface currents
This ocean is half the size of the Pacific and covers about 20% of the Earth's surface
the number of waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time
The light that penetrates this zone is extremely faint.
The 3rd largest ocean-located between India, Africa, and Indonesian Islands.
Surrounds the Antarctic continent and is covered by ice part of the year
Light exists in this ocean zone...photosynthesis occurs here.
Starfish and tube worms thrive at this depths. There is incredible pressure at this level.
the gravitational forces exerted on the earth by the moon, and to a lesser extent, the sun.
______ is the ____ ocean ecosystem. This ___, __________ covered area is ___in ______ that has floated down from above as _____. The _____ is dominated by __________ and _____, which _____ the ocean floor for _____.
The ________ system is the ______ on Earth. They are geologically important because they occur at __________ plate boundaries where ___ ocean floor is created through ______. This volcanic activity also gives rise to another important ecosystem, _______.
_______ are the _____ cousins of the hydrothermal vent. The base of the food chain is also dependant on ____, but the ____ are feeding on __________ instead of H2S. Due to the colder temperatures, organisms here are often _______. __________ at a _______ can live ______ years, compared to those at hydrothermal vents that may live only a ___ years.
Reproduction and Development of deep sea organisms: -____eggs, _____, yolk-__- - __________ maturity - ________development -_____usually ____ (_____)
All ________ depend on the _________ of _______________ (chemosynthetic) ____ that ________ from ______ (____). Organisms of the hydrothermal vent are adapted to _______, and typically have ________.
Physiological of deep sea organisms: - __________ rate-_____ content - ____-size
Ecological characteristics of deep sea organisms:-____due to ___ __________ pressure -___, ______ growth -___ population ____
Adaptations for organisms that live under great pressure-___ of ___filled organs -lower __________ rates - -------- adaptation: incorporation of more ______ into ____ membranes to help in ______ -decreased __________-forming (_____ is more _____ under pressure)
In the ocean, pressure increases ____ for _____ __________ in depth. .This leads to a pressure of more than _____ in the _______. Organisms that live under great pressure employ a number of adaptations.
bathypelagic: _____ to _____ m in depth, ___oC to _____oC (benthic zone is the bathyal zone)
hadalpelagic: ____ to _____ m in depth, includes the open water of the ______ (benthic zone is the hadal zone)