ocean ecosystem | stream and river ecosystem | life in marine bidogy | wetland ecosystems | all mixed |
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what is coral reefs?
animals form these
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what is littoral zone?
it's a shallow zone of a lake or pond where light reaches
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what is the neuritic zone?
the 2nd major zone in the ocean
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what plants grows in swamps?
ivy tree trunk vine
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what id the surface zone there mocline zone and the deep zone?
what are the three zones
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what is photo plankton?
they are microscopic organisms
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what is a spring?
a place where water flows underground to earths surface
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what is a photo plankton?
why are photo-plankton important to marine ecosystems, micro organism
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what is a marsh?
a treeless wetland ecosystem where plants such as grasses grow
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what is internal ecosystems?
these include mud flats, sandy benefices, and rocky shores
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what is an estuarie?
an area where fresh water mixes with salt water
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what is tributary?
a stream of water that joins a longer stream
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what is the there mocline?
what is the sea level from below 300 to above 700 goes from about 25 Celsius to -3 Celsius
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what is a swamp?
a wetland ecosystem in which shrubs and trees grow
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what is a painted turtle?
what animal suns at self on a log in a fresh water marsh
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what is kelp forest?
these are found in the neuritic zone
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what is open water zone?
the zone of pond at lake that extends from the littoral zone and that is only as deep as light can reach
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what is a abiotic factor?
marine ecosystems are made of
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what are consumers?
a another word for food chain
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what the Sargasso sea?
it is found only in the middle of the ocean
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what is hydro-thermal vents?
these are found in the abyssal zone and areas as hot as 360 Celsius
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what is deep water zone?
the zone of a lake or pond below the open water zone where no light reaches
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what is a plant?
what is the meaning of the prefix phyto
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what is a wetland?
an area of land that is periodically underwater or whose soil contains a great deal of moisture
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what is Polurice?
these are icy and rich in nutrients
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