Marine Ecosystems
Nurseries of the Seas
What are Coral Reefs?
Measure of average kinetic energy in matter
What is Temperature?
Linear sequence of transfer of food from one organism to another
What is Food Chain?
Respiratory organ of most aquatic organisms
What are Gills?
Introduction of harmful materials into the environment
What is Pollution?
Also called Tidal Flats
What are Mudflats?
Measure of salt dissolved in water
What is salinity?
Organism that produces its own food
What is Producer?
Paddlelike organs attached to various parts in fishes
What are Fins?
Destruction or alteration of living spaces of organisms
What is Habitat Destruction?
Forests located in coastal saline or brackish water
What are Mangrove Forests?
Electromagnetic radiation detected by the human eye
What is Light?
Organism that breaks down organic materials
What is decomposer?
Shape of body that reduce resistance in swimming
What is streamlined body?
Species of animal or plant that is seriously at risk of extinction
What are Endangered Species?
Fissures on seafloor near subduction zones
What are hydrothermal vents?
Physical features on Earth
What is Geography?
Organism that eats other organisms
What is Consumer?
Anchor organ of Kelps
What is Holdfast?
Natural process that warms the Earth's surface
What is Greenhouse Effect?
Wetlands where river meets the ocean
What are Estuaries?
Continuous movement of water in the ocean
What are Ocean Currents?
All the food chains in an ecosystem
What is Food Web?
Production & emission of light by organisms
What is Bioluminescence?
Organic synthetic or processed materials accumulating in the ocean
What are Plastics?