Photic Zone Quiz
The photic zone is one of everyone's favorites zones because it is filled with all of the plants and animals that we recognize in the ocean. Let's test your knowledge and skills about the photic zone and see how you do!
- 1.
The photic zone is one of the three __________ zones of the ocean.
- A.
Horizontal
- B.
Vertical
- C.
Newest
- D.
Largest
Correct Answer
B. Vertical -
- 2.
How deep does the photic zone extend?
- A.
200 meters
- B.
400 meters
- C.
900 meters
- D.
11,000 meters
Correct Answer
A. 200 meters -
- 3.
What does the depth of the photic zone depend on?
- A.
How many animals are in the zone
- B.
How many plants are in the zone
- C.
How clear or cloudy the water is
- D.
How sunny it is that day
Correct Answer
C. How clear or cloudy the water is -
- 4.
The photic zone is found in what types of bodies of water?
- A.
Ponds
- B.
Lakes
- C.
Rivers
- D.
Oceans
- E.
All of the above
Correct Answer
E. All of the above -
- 5.
What does the amount of sunlight in the photic zone determine?
- A.
The amount of sediments in water
- B.
The amount of detritus
- C.
The amount of insects in water
- D.
The type and amount of plants
Correct Answer
D. The type and amount of plants -
- 6.
True or False? You see the organism in the picture below in the photic zone.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 7.
True or False?Intertidal zones are located within the photic zone.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 8.
The ________ zone would be included as part of the photic zone.
- A.
Oceanic
- B.
Intertidal
- C.
Neritic
- D.
All of the above
Correct Answer
D. All of the aboveExplanation
Even the oceanic zone would be a part of the photic zone because at the surface of the oceanic zone, sunlight would still penetrate.Rate this question:
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- 9.
True or False?You would see the organism in picture below in the photic zone.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
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