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Lil' Bit of Everything
100
These wetlands are dominated by woody trees such as the cypress
What is a swamp?
100
Where freshwater comes from.
What is rain?
100
while salt marshes contain more salt than freshwater, these contain more freshwater than saltwater
What is brackish water?
100
This is the only continent that has NOT been colonized by humans
What is the Antarctic?
100
The Everglades is an example of this
What is a wetland?
200
The factors that determine which organism lives in a particular area of an aquatic ecosystem.
What is 1) Temperature 2) Oxygen 3) Nutrients 4)Sunlight
200
The two main types of freshwater wetlands are
What is swamps and marshes?
200
Known as an area of land that is underwater for a period of time or entirely underwater.
What is a wetland?
200
Found in warm tropical salt water, these diverse ecosystems are considered the rain forest of the oceans.
What are coral reefs?
200
The amount of salt dissolved in water.
What is salinity?
300
The Dead Sea is known for having such a quantity of this?
What is salinity?
300
This portion of a river contains the most oxygen with cooler or colder temperatures, and the water usually flows the fastest.
What is the head-water?
300
This would be considered among the most productive of the aquatic ecosystems
What is an estuary?
300
This organism produces most of the food in an aquatic ecosystem?
What is phytoplankton?
300
Organisms that live in water are classified into one of these three (3) categories
What is Plankton, Nekton, or Benthos?
400
These include fish, turtles, whales, and seals
What is nekton?
400
Name two factors that change as a result of the river's downward flow?
What is temperature increase, oxygen decrease, widen or broadens, and flow of water decreases?
400
These run parallel to the shoreline and help protect against coastal erosion and storm surges.
What are barrier islands?
400
Barnacles, clams, oysters, and coral live here.
What is the benthic zone?
400
Results in a large amount of plant growth from to many nutrients entering the water
What is Eutrophication?
500
In the shallow area, aquatic life is diverse and plentiful.
What is the LITTORAL zone?
500
Provide a habitat for wildlife and fish, protect against erosion, filter our sediment and pollution, and reduce flooding.
What are functions of wetlands?
500
What are two SPECIFIC factors that result in the destruction of coral reefs?
What is OIL pollution, silt runoff, pesticides, sewage, and over fishing, careless divers or ships?
500
For an organism to live in a marine ecosystem, it must be able to adapt to these.. (2)
What is water level and salinity?
500
Oil spills, sewage, pesticides, and silt runoff have been linked to the widespread destruction of what kind of marine ecosystem?
What are coral reefs?