Aqua quiz Flashcards
(21 cards)
Trees and shrubs found along warm water coasts and in salt marshes and tidal estuaries
Mangroves
Area shoreline between low and high tides
Intertidal zone
Mixture of non-photosynthetic and photosynthetic secondary consumers that feed on other planktons
Zooplanktons
Exoskeleton of polyps made up of
Calcium carbonate
Standing or still water in lake
Lentic
Shallow sunlit waters near shore
Littoral zone
Organisms that form coral
Coral polyps
Area with abundant sunlight and nutrients
Coastal zone
Bottom dweller organisms
Benthos
Brightly lit sea area where it is nutrient poor, high dissolved oxygen level, photosynthetic
Photic zone
Aerial roots of mangrove trees
Pneumatophores
Coastal water are where sea water mixes with fresh water
Estuary
Lakes low in nutrients
Oligotrophic
Organisms that are strong swimmers and consumers
Nekton
Constantly moving water
Lotic
Free-floating producers
Phytoplankton
Flowering plants growing in marine and saline environments
Sea grasses
Ring shaped cr
Atoll
Coral reef close to and along land
Fringing
Well lit open surface waters in lakes, away from shore
Limnetic zone
Cr separated from mainland by deep channel or lagoon
Barrier reef