Freshwater Ecosystems
Marine Ecosystems
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Vocabulary
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100

The type of plankton that produces most of the food in an aquatic ecosystem is called

Phytoplankton

100

Name a recreational activity coastal wetlands provide humans

Boating,

Fishing, 

Hunting,

ETC

100

In the _________ zone, aquatic life is most diverse and abundant.

littoral

100

marine ecosystem dominated by trees with stilt-like roots

mangrove swamps

100

This freshwater fish has an adaptation to hold on tightly to rocks using its mouth. If it didn't have this adaptation, it would be swept away by the fast-moving water. In what ecosystem do you think it is adapted to?

Rivers

200

Give two factors that determine where an organism lives in an aquatic ecosystem.

- Temperature

- Nutrients

- Oxygen 

- Sunlight

200

Why doesn’t photosynthesis occur in deep ocean water?

There is no sunlight 

200

Tiny animals, called polyps, secrete limestone creating __________ _________

Coral Reefs

200

bottom of a pond or lake

benthic zone 

200

Seagrass beds are a coastal ecosystem that absorbs atmospheric carbon. What do we call these types of ecosystems? Hint: ___ carbon. 

Blue carbon

300

Swamps are commonly found on...

flat, poorly drained lands 

300

In estuaries, fresh water and salt water mix, forming 

brackish water

300

Estuaries are extremely productive ecosystems because they continually receive nutrients from _________ and _________.

rivers & oceans 

300

use stinging tentacles to capture prey

coral 

300

Krill are important zooplankton in the food webs of arctic and antarctic ecosystems. We call these important species "___ species". 

400

Name two substances that can accelerate eutrophication

Sewage

Fertilizer 

Animal Waste

400

Describe how oysters and clams affect estuaries

They filter the estuary making the water clearer 

400

What is the main source of food in the arctic & Antarctic ecosystem?

Marine life or phytoplankton 

400

fish or whales

nekton

400

What does bioluminescence mean? 

Living things create their own light

500

Name two reasons humans drain, fill, and clear wetlands

Farms

Residential Development

Commercial Development 

500

Trees that grow in saltwater, creating an important coastal ecosystem 

mangroves

500

Bacteria can kill organisms in eutrophic lakes by _________.

reducing oxygen dissolved in water 

500

mussels, clams & worms

benthos

500

There is a total of 255,300 square kilometers of coral reefs in the world. Calculate how many square kilometers of coral reefs are still living.

204, 240 km2