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(34.6 - 34.7) Ecology + Biosphere - Aquatic Biomes Flashcards

1
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Biomes

A

a major type of ecological association that occupies a broad geographic region of land or water and is characterized by organisms adapted to the particular environment

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How many types of biomes are there?

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2

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3
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What are the 2 types of biomes?

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1) Terrestrial Biomes
2) Aquatic Biomes

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Aquatic Biomes

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water biomes that are differentiated by sakt water concentration and light penetration

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5
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What are the aquatic biomes

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lakes, wetlands, streams and rivers, estuaries, intertidal zones, ocean pelagic zone, coral reef, marine benthic zone

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6
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What is the largest Biome

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Aquatic Biomes

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7
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Are Aquatic Biomes diverse

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no

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8
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How many parts is the ocean made of?

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5

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9
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What are the 5 parts of an ocean

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1) Photic zone
2) Aphotic Zone
3) Pelagic Zone
4) Abyssal Zone
5) Benthic Zone

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Pelagic Realm

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depth of ocean (from surface to bottom ) this includes the Photic and Aphotic zones

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How many zones is the Pelagic Realm split into

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2

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What are the 2 zones the Pelagic Realm is split into

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Photic Zone
Aphotic Zone

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13
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Benthic Realm

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bottom of any aquatic biome

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What are organisms that live in the Benthic Realm called

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benthos

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Photic Zone

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the part of the Pelagic Realm where light penetrates

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16
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What is the only place in the ocean where photosynthesis can occur?

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Photic Zone

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17
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What is the first part of the Pelagic Realm

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Photic Zone

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18
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Aphotic Zone

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the part of the pelagic realm where light does not reach

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19
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How do organisms that live in the aphotic zone survive

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by eating chemoautotrophs or dead organisms from the photc zone

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20
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Continental Shelf

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where water is covering the edge of a continent

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21
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Intertidal Zone

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zones in which organisms are sometimes in water, sometimes in air

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22
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What organisms live in intertidal zones

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mollusks, snails, starfish, clam, etc.

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23
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Coral Reef is a(n) ____

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animal

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24
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what is a coral reef based on

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calcium deposits

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25
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What is the temperature of Coral reefs

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generally warm

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26
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Are Coral Reefs diverse

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yes SUPERRRR

27
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are Coral Reefs in shallow or deep water

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shallow

28
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Is a Coral Reef a Biome

A

yes

29
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Where are coral reefs located?

A

in the photic zone of tropical waters above continental shelves

30
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What is the base of a coral reef

A

cindarians that secrete a hard external skeleton and algae crusted with calcium carbonate

31
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Wetlands

A

zones that are either submerged in water or completely submerged

32
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How many types of wetlands are there

A

2

33
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What are the 2 types of wetlands

A

Marine Wetlands and Freshwater wetlands

34
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Estuary

A

where fresh water meets salt water

35
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Are estuaries diverse

A

yes

36
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Estuaries are a ______ for birds and fish

A

breeding ground

37
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Freshwater biomes

A

standing fresh-water biomes

38
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how many types of freshwater biomes are there

A

2

39
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what are the two types of freshwater biomes

A

standing water and flowing water

40
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what is more nutrient filled deep freshwater biomes or shallow freshwater biomes

A

shallow

41
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what is more diverse deep freshwater biomes or shallow freshwater biomes

A

shallow

42
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what has more oxygen deep freshwater biomes or shallow freshwater biomes

A

deep

43
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what has more photic zone deep freshwater biomes or shallow freshwater biomes

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shallow

44
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How many types of standing freshwater biomes are there

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2

45
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What are the two types of standing freshwater biomes

A

ponds and lakes

46
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how many Moving freshwater biomes are there

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2

47
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what are the 2 moving freshwater biomes

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streams and rivers

48
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Moving Freshwater Biomes have a salt concentration _____ 1%

A

less than

49
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Do rivers have alot of diversity why or why not

A

no bc they move fast

50
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faster water = ______ diversity

A

less

51
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Fresh Water Wetlands

A

soil that is always at least slightly submerged in water

52
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Are streams diverse

A

no

53
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Do fresh water wetlands have a lot of diversity/nutrients

A

yes

54
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thermocline

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the transition layer between the warmer mixed water at the surface and the cooler deep water below

55
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lake

A

bodies of fresh water entirely surrounded by land

56
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what are the different types of lakes

A

oligotrophic and eutrophic

57
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Oligotrophic Lakes

A

clear, deep, cold lakes with a small amount of big fish –> lower productivity

58
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Eutrophic Lakes

A

a lake with high nutrient levels, low clarity and very productive

59
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littoral zone

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the area where the water meets the land – like the sloping area

60
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limnetic zone

A

part of lake that is penetrated by light

61
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do intertidal zones have a lot of organisms

A

no bc its hard for organisms to have to survive in both air and water

62
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what Is the biggest biome (amongst terrestrial and aquatic)

A

ocean pelagic zone

63
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do ocean pelagic zones have a lot of organisms

A

ya

64
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temp of Marine benthic zone

A

rly cold

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