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Name the three groups of marine life |
Plankton benthos nekton |
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What are the 2 types of plankton and what are plankton |
Phytoplankton and zooplankton. Plankton are the mass of mostly microscopic organisms that float in freshwater etc |
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What are nekton |
Organisms that swim actively in open water |
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What are benthos |
Organisms that live at the bottom of an ocean |
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What are the two ocean environments |
Benthic and pelagic |
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What are the five benthic zones |
Intertidal abyssal hadal sublittoral and bathyal |
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What are the 2 zones in the pelagic environment |
Oceanic and neritic |