What open water zone is near shore and over the continental ...

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What open water zone is near shore and over the continental shelf?
  a. Oceanic zone
  b. Littoral zone
  c. Hadal zone
  d. Neritic zone

Question 2

Which community has the highest level of net primary production?
  a. Rain forests
  b. Kelp forests
  c. Coral reefs
  d. Open ocean

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
The neritic zone is a subsection of pelagic zones. Pelagic zones are those in open water. Information
can be found in the section The Marine Environment is Classified in Distinctive Zones.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
Coral reefs are extremely important in primary production, especially in the ocean. They can have a
net primary productivity of 2,200 grams of carbon per square meter of surface ocean in a year. Primary
productivity is the synthesis of organic materials from inorganic substances using photosynthesis or
chemosynthesis. Information can be found in the section Primary Productivity Is the Synthesis of
Organic Materials.

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