Marine Plant Life and Ocean Life Zones By Cecilia Dugyon.
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Marine Plant Life and Ocean Life Zones
By Cecilia Dugyon
What type of Marine plants do you find in Marine plant life?
In Marine plant life you’ll find Giant Kelp, Eel grass, Seaweed, Fan Kelp, and other marine plants.
Marine Plant Life
Microscopic PhytoplanktonDiatoms
Dinoflagellates
PhytoplanktonTypes of Phytoplankton: Diatoms, and Dinoflagellates.
ZooplanktonTypes of Zooplankton: Copepods, Krill, and
Jellyfish.
Crustaceans Crustaceans are marine life with a hard shell.
Types of Crustaceans: Lobsters, Crabs, Crayfish, and Shrimp.
Large FishTypes of large fish: Tuna, Sharks, and Cod.
Marine MammalsTypes of Marine Mammals: Whales, Seals, and
Walruses.
Ocean Life Zones
In Ocean Life Zones there are three groups of Marine Life:
Plankton
Nekton
Benthos
Plankton Diatoms
Copepods
Jellyfish
NektonNekton are mostly fish and other animals that can swim fast in search of food or for safety.
Types of Nekton animals:
Whales
Squid
Seals
BenthosBenthos is mostly plants and animals associated with the ocean bottom.
Types of Benthos plants and animals
Coral
Starfish
Lobster
Conclusion
Study Q: Marine animal life depends on marine plant life because some of the plants of the Marine plant life is food for marine animals. Seaweed and Kelp are examples of marine plants that are edible for marine animals to eat.