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34.6 - 34.7 Aquatic Biomes Flashcards

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Biomes

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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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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 salinity

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What do aquatic biomes include

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oceans, intertidal zones, coral reefs, and estuaries

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How many types of aquatic biomes are there

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2

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What are the 2 types of aquatic biomes

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1) Marine Biomes
2) Freshwater Biomes

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Marine Biomes

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saltwater biomes

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__% of Marine Biomes are salt

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3

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10
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Most of Marine Biomes are _____ _____

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open ocean

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11
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What is the largest Biome

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Aquatic Biomes

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12
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Are Aquatic Biomes diverse

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no

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13
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How many parts is the ocean made of?

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6

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What are the 6 parts of an ocean

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1) Pelagic Realm
2) Benthic Realm
3) Photic Zone
4) Aphotic Zone
5) Continental Shelf
6) Intertidal Zone

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Pelagic Realm

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depth of ocean (from surface to bottom )

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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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Benthic Realm

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floor of ocean

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What are organisms that live in the Benthic Realm called

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benthos

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20
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What is the nutrient availability in the Benthic Realm

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low nutrient availability

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21
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The Benthic Realm has ____ pressure

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high

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Photic Zone

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the part of the Pelagic Realm where light penetrates

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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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What is the first part of the Pelagic Realm

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Photic Zone

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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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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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Continental Shelf

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where water is covering the edge of a continent

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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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29
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Intertidal Zones are usually ______ _______

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rocky coastlines

30
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What organisms live in intertidal zones

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mollusks, snails, starfish, clam, etc.

31
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Plankton

A

any organisms that moves with the flow of the water

32
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Where is plankton located

A

at the base on any aquatic environment

33
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How many types of plankton are there

A

2

34
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What are the 2 types of plankton

A

1) Phytoplankton
2) Zooplankton

35
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Phytoplankton

A

plankton that perform photosynthesis

36
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Zooplankton

A

any consumer plankton

37
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Coral Reef is a(n) ____

A

animal

38
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What does a coral reef secrete

A

calcium carbonate

39
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What is the temperature of Coral reefs

A

generally warm

40
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Are Coral Reefs diverse

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yes

41
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What does the calcium carbonate provide for a coral reef

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provides a foundation for the ecosystem

42
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Phytoplankton is made of

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microscopic algae and cyanobacteria

43
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Is a Coral Reef a Biome

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yes

44
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How many types of Marine Biomes are there

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3

45
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What are the 3 types of Marine Biomes

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1) Coral Reefs
2) Wetlands
3) Estuaries

46
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Where are coral reefs located?

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in the photic zone of tropical waters above continental shelves

47
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What lives inside coral

A

unicellular algae which are food for the coral

48
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What is the base of a coral reef

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

49
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Wetlands

A

zones that are either submerged in water or completely submerged

50
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How many types of wetlands are there

A

2

51
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What are the 2 types of wetlands

A

Marine Wetlands and Freshwater wetlands

52
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Estuary

A

where fresh water meets salt water

53
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Are estuaries diverse

A

yes

54
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Estuaries are a ______ for _____ and _____

A

breeding ground for birds and fish

55
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Freshwater biomes

A

standing fresh-water biomes

56
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how many types of freshwater biomes are there

A

2

57
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what are the two types of freshwater biomes

A

standing water and flowing water

58
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what is more nutrient filled deep freshwater biomes or shallow freshwater biomes

A

shallow

59
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what is more diverse deep freshwater biomes or shallow freshwater biomes

A

shallow

60
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what has more oxygen deep freshwater biomes or shallow freshwater biomes

A

deep

61
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what has more photic zone deep freshwater biomes or shallow freshwater biomes

A

shallow

62
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How many types of standing freshwater biomes are there

A

2

63
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What are the two types of standing freshwater biomes

A

ponds and lakes

64
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how many Moving freshwater biomes are there

A

2

65
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what are the 2 moving freshwater biomes

A

streams and rivers

66
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Moving Freshwater Biomes have a salt concentration _____ 1%

A

less than

67
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Do rivers have alot of diversity why or why not

A

no bc they move fast

68
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faster water = ______ diversity

A

less

69
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Fresh Water Wetlands

A

soil that is always at least slightly submerged in water

70
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Are streams diverse

A

no

71
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Do fresh water wetlands have a lot of diversity

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yes

72
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Do fresh water wetlands have a lot of nutrients

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yes

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