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Lakes/Rivers
Marine
Wetlands
Desert
Forest
100
This is the largest and primary source of energy for most, if not all lakes.
What is the sun?
100
This is a protist which many mistaken for a plant. It appears leafy and is known for its high growth rate.
What is kelp?
100
This fearsome scaly predator has a bit measuring 9452 newtons of force, residing in the wetlands of Central America and in Florida.
What is the American Alligator?
100
This creature has one hump if it lives in the Sahara Desert and two if it lives in the Gobi Desert.
What is a camel?
100
America's symbol of freedom.
What is the Bald Eagle?
200
The bottom most region of lake ecosystems that is not exposed to light.
What is the profundal zone?
200
A cold water movement that brings nutrients up to the surface from the bottom of the ocean.
What is an upwelling?
200
This plant is characteristic of most wetlands. Its unique roots have evolved into an essential part of most wetland cycles.
What is a mangrove?
200
This plant has fleshy parts that store water and nutrients.
What is a succulent?
200
An important nutrient for plants. Lightning is an important part of its cycle.
What is nitrogen?
300
This structure is a large problem for lakes; it causes flooding and a buildup of nutrients.
What is a dam?
300
The lowest organism in the marine food chain.
What is phytoplankton?
300
Found in India and Indonesia, this fish can walk on land and breath air, also burying itself in mud to remain dormant until the rainy season.
What is the Walking Catfish?
300
This reptile uses a slithering motion to move sideways through the sand.
What is the sidewinder snake?
300
The highest layer of a forest.
What is a canopy?
400
This is a bird who usually mates for life and is known to symbolize love or grace.
What is a swan?
400
The mutualistic interaction between two organisms or different species, dependent on each other for survival.
What is symbiosis?
400
The cause of year round saturation of wetland soil.
What is a high water table?
400
This animal produces eggs and produces milk for its young. It uses its sticky tongue to trap ants and termites.
What is the echidna?
400
The kind of regrowth after something completely wipes out all life in an area.
What is primary succession?
500
This chemical is necessary for water animals as well as land ones; it takes on a different form in water ecosystems.
What is dissolved oxygen?
500
3.5% on average.
What is the salinity of the ocean?
500
Its multifaceted eyes, elongated body and strong transparent wings help it to hunt mosquitoes on the water edge.
What is the dragonfly?
500
This bird can change its body temperature with the help of a black patch on their backs. They also run at 15 mile per hour very close to the ground.
What is the road runner?
500
This bird's heart can reach up to 1,260 beats per minute and is one of the few flying animals which can fly backward.
What is the Hummingbird?