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Aquatic Organisms
Aquatic Zones
Wetlands
Marine Formations
Mangroves
100
These are free-swimming animals.
What are nekton?
100
This is shallow water, possible with rooted plants.
What is the littoral zone?
100
This means small plants, often grasses, that die back every year.
What is herbaceous?
100
This is a shallow, marshy, intertidal zone between land and salt water.
What are salt marshes?
100
These are the regions where mangroves are located.
What are tropical and equatorial regions?
200
This aquatic organism forms the basis of the food web.
What is plankton?
200
This is the area of water that can be subdivided by depth, and is called the Pelagic zone in the ocean.
What is open water?
200
This is a type of wetland characterized by herbaceous plants.
What is a marsh?
200
This is usually an area where a river meets the ocean.
What is an estuary?
200
This is the area that mangroves protect during a hurricane.
What is a coastline?
300
These are drifting plants.
What are phytoplankton?
300
This is the floor of a lake or ocean.
What is the benthic zone?
300
This is a type of wetland characterized by trees and shrubs.
What is a swamp?
300
This is a shoreline that is usually the most diverse.
What is a rocky shore?
300
These are long structures that are attached to the trunk of a mangrove and help hold it up.
What are prop roots?
400
These are drifting animals of various sizes.
What are zooplankton?
400
This is the surface of the open water zone.
What is the limnetic zone?
400
Many wetlands were drained because they are breeding grounds for these.
What are mosquitoes?
400
These often run parallel to a sandy shore.
What are barrier islands?
400
These are seeds that sprout on a mangrove tree.
What are propagules?
500
This is a bottom dweller.
What is benthos?
500
This is a zone of somewhat deep, open water that is still exposed to light.
What is the euphotic zone?
500
While it is often thought to be dirty, this water is actually a mix of salt and fresh.
What is brackish?
500
These are formed by secreted calcium carbonate.
What are coral reefs?
500
These are modified root structures that function in gas exchange.
What are pneumatophores?