Sport-Specific Courses. NFHS Coach Education Program Course Menu: Core Courses - Provide coaches with content from all eight domains contained in the National Stan-dards for Sport Coaches (NASPE 2006). These two courses form the foundation from which all elective courses and sport-specific courses are developed.
For that reason, most plants, seaweeds and algae in the ocean are found near the ocean surface or close to the shore. The large algae kelp grows in the neritic zone (Figure 14.28). Kelp tends to grow in forests, and can reach over 50 meters long.
The most abundant animal on the sea floor are likely nematodes, also known as flatworms. These average about 1 mm in size, and can be found in the deepest ocean trenches, where the pressure is over a thousand atmospheres. Echinoderms (sea stars and relatives) can also be found in the deep ocean, as well as fish such as sole and flounder.