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Ocean Nutrients

Ocean Nutrients. Ocean Floor. Continental shelf. Littoral Zone (Tidal Zone). From the shore to the end of the continental shelf Affected by tides Exposed to air and freshwater from rain Temperature variations Predation by land animals. Littoral Zone Organisms. Sea urchin Crab Lobster

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Ocean Nutrients

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  1. Ocean Nutrients

  2. Ocean Floor Continental shelf

  3. Littoral Zone (Tidal Zone) • From the shore to the end of the continental shelf • Affected by tides • Exposed to air and freshwater from rain • Temperature variations • Predation by land animals

  4. Littoral Zone Organisms • Sea urchin • Crab • Lobster • Anemone • Barnacle • Algae • Mussel • Clam • Starfish • Kelp forest • Coral Reef

  5. Pelagic Zone • Any water that is not near the shore or the bottom of the body of water • Open ocean water

  6. Benthic Zone • Near the ocean floor • Low oxygen levels • Low sunlight levels

  7. Ocean Organisms • Plankton: drifting organisms • Bottom of the food chain

  8. Plankton • Zooplankton • Phytoplankton • Megaplankton: squid, jellyfish

  9. Nekton • Actively swimming organisms

  10. Benthos:Organisms that live on or near the bottom of the ocean • Gulper eel • Deep sea jellyfish • Giant squid • Deep sea angler • Fang tooth • Hatchet fish • Halibut

  11. Food Chain

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