| Frehswater Ecosystems | Plankton, Nekton or Benthos | Wetlands | Riverhead, Midway, River mouth | Random |
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What is a river?
The Delaware is an example of this ecosystem.
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What is Nekton?
Great White Shark
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What is a Salt Marsh?
A saltwater wetland with grasses only is called this.
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What is a riverhead?
This is where the river enters a lake, bay, ocean or sea.
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What is the Delaware Watershed
We live in this watershed.
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What is a stream?
This type of freshwater ecosystem can be seen from this room.
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What is Benthos?
Sit on the bottom like a clam.
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What are swamps?
A wetland with trees are called this.
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What is the river mouth?
The oxygen content is lowest.
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What is Thermal Pollution
Dumping warm water into a river is called this.
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What are lakes?
Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior are all ___________.
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What is Plankton?
Drifting Algae
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What are mangroves?
Marine swamps contain this type of tree mostly.
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What is Midway?
The bottom is a mixture of mud or silt and rocks.
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What is the area where sunlight reaches the bottom of a pond?
Define Littoral Zone
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What is a pond?
Similar to a lake but much smaller.
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What is Benthos?
Worm living in mud
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What is: provide air (breathe) & keep salt out of the tree?
One function of mangrove tree roots.
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What is the river head?
The water moves fastest here
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What is an estuary?
This is where a river enters saltwater.
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What are swamps and marshes?
The 2 types of freshwater wetland
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What is Plankton?
A Lion's Mane Jelyfish
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What is: limit erosion, reduce flooding, absorb pollutants, act as a nursery area?
Name 3 ecological functions of wetlands
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What is the rivermouth?
Many plants including drifting algae.
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What is zooxanthella?
This algae lives in coral and provides it food and oxygen.
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