Vocabulary
What does SMZs mean?
Streamside management zones.
What are the four main types of scales?
Ctenoid, cycloid, placoid, and ganoid.
When does turnover happen?
Fall and Spring.
What are some examples of oxygen demanding wastes?
Plant residues and animal manure.
What are estuaries sometimes called?
Nurseries of the oceans.
What do Agnatha fish lack?
Paired fins.
What does halophytic mean?
Salt tolerant.
What are some examples of free-floating plants?
Duckweed,watermeal, and mosquito fern.
What are newly hatched fish called?
Fry.
What are the three groups that aquatic life forms are organized in?
Plankton, nekton, and benthos.
What is an example of parasitism?
A dog and tick.
What are some herbaceous plants?
Cattails, grasses, and pickerelweed.
What is Biodiversity?
A variety of plants and animals species.
How much of the ocean covers the earth?
71%
Where do wetlands occur along rivers?
Across Piedmont and Coastal plain.
This area is rich in nutrients?
Littoral zone