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What is nertic sediments?
Neritic sediments are the unconsolidated particles, such as sand, silt, and clay, that accumulate in the shallow waters of the continental shelf. These sediments are typically derived from the erosion of land and then transported by rivers or currents to the nearshore marine environment. Neritic sediments play a crucial role in the marine ecosystem and can provide important habitats for various organisms.
What are some examples structural adaptation?
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What is The part of the ocean that extends from the high tide line to the low tide line?
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What does nertic zone mean?
The neritic zone is the part of the ocean that extends from the low-tide line to the edge of the continental shelf. It is characterized by warm, nutrient-rich waters and supports a wide variety of marine life, including fish, dolphins, and sea birds. The neritic zone is an important area for commercial fishing and provides a crucial habitat for many species.
What is the floor of the ocean called?
The floor of the ocean is called the seabed or ocean floor. It is made up of different features such as abyssal plains, trenches, ridges, and volcanoes.
What are the 4 life zones?
There are three divided zones in the ocean. They are: the sunlight zone (the topmost layer closest to the surface where fish like jellyfish live [from the surface to 600 feet deep]), the twilight zone (the middle layer where it is not too dark, not too light and a bit like the light at twilight; also where most of the creatures live [from the end of the sunlight zone to 2000 feet deep]) and the midnight zone (the bottommost layer where it is so dark like midnight and bare, only fish with natural lights like anglerfish can survive because there is not much food there and there is hardly any light to see with, the only light available is from the fish [from the end of the twilight zone to the seafloor]).
What kind of animals live in the neritic zone?
One of the animals that lives in the Neritic Zone is Sargassum. Before I looked this up, I had never heard this word before, so obivously it isn't a common word. Sargassum can grow up to several meters and is usually a brown or dark green. It has a holdfast, stipe, and frond. It's Kingdom is Chromalveolata, Phylum: Heterokonophyta, Class: Phaeophyceae and is a herbivore. Hope this helped u out! -Me
