The answer is C. Living organisms that live in the littoral zones in the ocean are used to frequent changes in temperature and in the salinity of the ocean water. For an organism to survive in this environment, it needs to have adaptive features that will increase its survival. The littoral zone is divided into three zones, which are high, middle and lower littoral zones. Organisms living in high littoral zone have adaptive features that make them more adapted to desiccation due to the long hours of sunlight to which they are exposed. The organisms are usually exposed directly to the air or they can be enclosed in burrows.
The correct answer is option C. "High intertidal zone".
Explanation:
The intertidal zone is the area at which the ocean meets the land, known for being in constant change due to the movement of the tides. Among the areas that comprise the intertidal zone, the high intertidal zone is the most challenging for life because it remains dry between high tides. The organisms living in the high intertidal zone have the ability to burrow and sustain changes in temperature and salinity. The organisms living in this area include: barnacles, marine snails, mussels, hermit crabs, among others.
