ocean ecosystem | stream and river ecosystem | life in marine biology | 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 grow in the swamp?
Ivy, trees, Vines
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What is the surface, thermos line and deep water zones?
what are the three zones
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What is photo plantation?
they are microscopic organisms
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What is a spring?
A place where water flows underground to earth's surfacew
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What is a plankton?
Why are plankton important to marine microscopic organism
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What is a marsh?
A treeless wetland ecosystem where plants such as grass grow.
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What is internal ecosystems?
these include mudflats, sandy benefices, and rocky shores
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What is an estuary?
what is an area where fresh water mixes with salt water
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What is a tributary?
A stream of water that joins a longer stream
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What is the Thermos line Zone?
The sea level from below 300 to above 700, goes from about 25c-3c
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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 itself on a log in fresh water marsh
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What is kelp forests?
these are found in the Neritic zone
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What is open water zone?
The zone of a pond or lake that extends from the Littoral zone and that is only deep as light can reach
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What is a antibiotic factor?
Marine ecosytems are made of this
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What are consumers?
another word for food chain
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What is 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 abysial zone and areas and areas hot as 360 degrees
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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?
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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