Rock Platforms: Spray Zone
For each physical factor presented below, indicate which of them create challenges for organisms in the spray zone by selecting ‘Yes’ or ‘No’:
Temperature
Yes
No
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Temperatures vary enormously between seasons and between tides.
Well... temperatures do not vary as much as they do in the intertidal zone but temperatures fluctuate much more widely than they do in the subtidal zones. Try again.
The spray zone is generally above the high tide mark, but is regularly sprayed with water from waves and wind.