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intertidal zone
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an area between the highest high-tide line on land and the point on the continental shelf exposed by the lowest low-tide line
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neritic zone
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the area of the ocean that expends from the low-tide line out to the edge of the continental shelf
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open-ocean zone
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the deepest, darkest area of the ocean beyond the edge of the continental shelf
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plankton
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tiny algae and animals that float in water and are carried by waves and currents
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nekton
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free-swimming animals that can move throughout the water column
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benthos
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organisms that live on the bottom of the ocean or another body of water
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food web
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the pattern of overlapping feeding relationships or food chains among the various organisms in an ecosystem
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