1st Module Flashcards
The interaction of abiotic and biotic components. Came from the word oikos and logy.
Ecology
The group if individuals of the same species living in one area
Population
All populations living in the same area
Community
Community and nonliving environment
Ecosystem
Two major categories of aquatic environment
Freshwater and Marine
Aquatic environment where salt concentration is <1
Freshwater
This aquatic environment is characterized by increase in salt concentration/salinity
Marine
Freshwater environment that is basins filled with water. Exhibit oligotrophyeutrophy sequence.
Ex laguna de bay
Lakes
Freshwater environment that is man made. It releases waters downstream
Reservoir
Freshwater environment that is of flowing water created by the accumulation of run off water into low lying channels, draining most landscapes
River
Freshwater environment that is aquatic influenced environment; includes freshwater and inland waterbodies
Wetlands
Marine environment that is continuous and interconnected mass of water that supports about 10% of marine organisms
Open ocean
Area of the marine environment with depth of not greater than 200m. And consists of different unique habitats such as estuaries, saltwater marsh, mangrove areas and coral reefs
Coastal zone
Standing waters are?
Lentic
Running waters are?
Lotic
The upstream part of river is called?
Rhithron
The downstream, and slow flowing part of river is called?
Potamon
What do you call the rivers or streams that feed into another river?
Tributaries
The springs from underground, marshes, lakes or ponds, and small streams are all called?
River source
The end of the river is called?
Mouth or delta
Thr course of the water carved across the landscape is called?
River channel
It influences the solid and liquid state of water
Hydrogen bonding
The density of water as a function of temperature from freezing is?
0-40 degrees Celsius
At 0 degrees Celsius, ice forms with a density of?
0.917 mg/L
