Marine Biomes
Amount of earth covered by marine biomes
Around 97%
Name at least one benefit provided by a wetland
Water retention / reduction of erosion / filter for waterborne pollutants
Transfer of carbon between organisms
Photosynthesis and cellular respiration
Two categories of aquatic biomes
Freshwater and marine/saltwater
Salt concentration in marine biomes
3%
Human compensation for unavoidable impacts on wetlands
Wetland mitigation
Glucose used in cellular processes
The layer closest to the surface that allows light to penetrate
Euphotic zone
Type of water pollution where there is an excess of nutrients in a water body which causes algal blooms and affects the atmosphere
Nutrient pollution
3 ecosystems that make up the world's marine biomes
Oceans, coral reefs, estuaries
Requirements for an area being considered a wetland
Water present at least a large part of the year; extremely wet soil; hydrophobic vegetation (plants that naturally repel water)
High productivity environment
Abiotic factors that affect aquatic environments
Amount of oxygen; amount of sunlight; salinity
A single, specific source that water pollution is coming from
Point source
Is the bottom of the ocean a high or low productivity area?
Low productivity
Type of wetland with long twisted trees
The rate at which sunlight is converted into organic compounds through photosynthesis
Primary productivity
Urchins; sea stars; anemones
When a wetland stores carbon underground where it will not seep out
Carbon sequestration
Type of estuaries created when sea levels rise and fill in an existing river valley
Coastal plain estuaries
Type of wetland that grows cattails
Net primary productivity equation
Net primary productivity = gross primary productivity - cellular respiration
Water biomes with highest net primary productivity
Marshes; bogs; ponds
What kind of pollution defines what happens when residue from pesticides and fertilizers enter water runoff and accumulate in other water bodies?
Agricultural runoff