Ecology Water Area Flashcards
1
Q
Lotic
A
flowing water systems
2
Q
Betnthic Zone
A
cold temp
organims are bottom dwellers feeding on detritus which are dead organic matter others are preadtors
3
Q
Lentic
A
still wtaer lakes
4
Q
Pelagic zone
photic zone
zooplankton
A
open water dominated by plankton
photic zone light reaches bottom of water so plankton can photo - below this zone no light domainted by detritus
zooplankton non photo
5
Q
littoral zone
A
near shore and has photic zone light reaches
6
Q
estuaries
A
where rivers flow into oceans and makes salt varies
7
Q
salt marshes
A
shallow not deep coastal wetlands
8
Q
mangroves
A
forset in tropical zone - salt tolerant
9
Q
Interdial zone
A
ocean meets land betwene high and low tide
